Comments on: A ‘MakeDate’ function for MS SQL Server http://www.stillnetstudios.com/makedate-function-ms-sql-server/ Web development notes and commentary from Ryan Stille Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ryan Stille http://www.stillnetstudios.com/makedate-function-ms-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Ryan Stille Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:28:21 +0000 http://www.stillnetstudios.com/?p=361#comment-515 Nice, thanks. Nice, thanks.

]]> By: Roland Collins http://www.stillnetstudios.com/makedate-function-ms-sql-server/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Roland Collins Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:24:44 +0000 http://www.stillnetstudios.com/?p=361#comment-514 This one will run much faster if you're using it in a batch statement since it avoids the extra variable declarations and string conversions. CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[MakeDate] (     -- Add the parameters for the function here     @year INT, @month INT, @day INT ) RETURNS smalldatetime AS BEGIN RETURN CONVERT(SMALLDATETIME, CONVERT(VARCHAR, @month) + '/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, @day) + '/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, @year)) END This one will run much faster if you're using it in a batch statement since it avoids the extra variable declarations and string conversions.

CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[MakeDate]
(
    – Add the parameters for the function here
    @year INT, @month INT, @day INT
)
RETURNS smalldatetime
AS
BEGIN

RETURN CONVERT(SMALLDATETIME, CONVERT(VARCHAR, @month) + '/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, @day) + '/' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, @year))

END

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