Q137604: How to Convert SQL Datetime Column to a Date in a Remote View

Article: Q137604
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
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Last Modified: 13-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SUMMARY
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To retrieve a datetime column value as a date (mm/dd/yy), a data type conversion
must occur. For example, Microsoft SQL Server doesn't have a date data type;
dates are always stored in a datetime format. This article shows how to convert
the remote datetime data type to a date value by using the DbSetProp function.
There is no way to do this through the user interface when creating a remote
view.

MORE INFORMATION
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Step-by-Step Procedure
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1. Create a new remote view by using the View Designer. Select the DataSource
  that opens the Pubs database supplied with SQL Server. Open the Sales table
  from the available tables in the Pubs database.

  NOTE: This process assumes that a connection has already been established to
  the Pubs database in SQL Server. The creation of remote connections is beyond
  the scope of this article. For more information on how to set up a
  connection, please see Chapter 7 of the "User's Guide" and Chapter 8 of the
  "Developer's Guide."

2. Select the following columns: Store_id, Ord_num, Qty, Payterms, Title_id, and
  Date, or Select * to select all columns. The selected output should show:

     sales.stor_id, sales.ord_num, sales.qty, sales.payterms, sales.title_id,
     sales.date.

  The SQL statement should be:

     SELECT Sales.stor_id, Sales.ord_num, Sales.qty, Sales.payterms,;
        Sales.title_id, Sales.date;
        FROM dbo.sales Sales

3. Execute the view by clicking the exclamation mark (!). A result set
  containing a date column in the format "mon dd yyyy hh:miAM" (or PM), such as
  "Apr 15 1995 10:23AM" will display.

4. Save the view as Sales_view.

5. Create a form using the Form Designer, and include the "sales_view" in the
  data environment. Drag all the fields onto the form as text boxes. In the
  load event of the form, place the following code including the quotation
  marks:

     OPEN DATABASE mydata
     =DBSetProp("sales_view.date","field","Datatype","D(8)")

REFERENCES
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FoxPro Help: Client/Server Applications, Data Type Conversions, Changing Default
Data Types when Downloading.

Language Reference, page 245, "Field Properties for Views."

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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