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SQL Server 2012 It converts string data type to target data type(Date or Numeric). For example, source data is string type and we need to covert to date type. If conversion attempt fails it returns NULL value. Syntax: TRY_PARSE (string_value AS data_type [ USING culture ]) String_value – This is...

SQL Server 2012 It converts value to specified data type and if conversion fails it returns NULL. For example, source value in string format and we need date/integer format. Then this will help us to achieve the same. Syntax: TRY_CONVERT ( data_type [ ( length ) ], expression [, style ] ) TRY_CON...

SQL Server 2012 It converts value to specified data type and if conversion fails it returns NULL. For example, source value in string format and we need it in double/integer format. Then this will help us in achieving it. Syntax: TRY_CAST ( expression AS data_type [ ( length ) ] ) TRY_CAST() retu...

The Cast() function is used to convert a data type variable or data from one data type to another data type. Syntax CAST ( [Expression] AS Datatype) The data type to which you are casting an expression is the target type. The data type of the expression from which you are casting is the source ty...

When you convert expressions from one type to another, in many cases there will be a need within a stored procedure or other routine to convert data from a datetime type to a varchar type. The Convert function is used for such things. The CONVERT() function can be used to display date/time data in v...