DOCUMENT:Q156139  31-JUL-2001  [visualc]
TITLE   :HOWTO: Use the SQL Server DateTime Parameter
PRODUCT :Microsoft C Compiler
PROD/VER:winnt:4.2,5.0,6.0
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KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbProgramming kbDatabase kbEEdition kbMFC kbSQL kbVC420 kbVC500 kbVC600 kbDSup

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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If you run a SQL Server stored procedure that has a datetime type parameter, you
need to provide the value in a specific format or you get the following error:

   22008[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Invalid date

Visual C++, Enterprise Edition, version 5.0 can also give "Invalid timestamp"
error for some combination of date and time formats.


MORE INFORMATION
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1. Create the following stored procedure in a SQL Server datasource:

      CREATE PROCEDURE GetDateTime @dt datetime AS
      RETURN

2. Execute the Stored Procedure.

   The "Execute Stored Procedure" window asks for parameters. The following
   are the only acceptable formats:

      yyyy-mm-dd
      yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss

   All other formats generate the above error message.

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Version           : winnt:4.2,5.0,6.0
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