Different format types of DATE and TIME in SQL SERVER 2008

Hi…
Today i will discuss about the displaying DATETIME in different formats in SQL SERVER 2008
While storing DATE and TIME  sometimes client may ask like(dd-mm-yyyy) format  other than default format(yyyy-mm-dd)  . At that time we can use CONVERT function.
First we start with the conversion options available for sql datetime formats with century (YYYY or CCYY format). Subtracting 100 from the Style (format) number will transform dates without century (YY). For example Style 103 is with century, Style 3 is without century. The default Style values – Style 0 or 100, 9 or 109, 13 or 113, 20 or 120, and 21 or 121 – always return the century (yyyy) format.
– Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL date and datetime formats
– Date time formats – mssql datetime 
– MSSQL getdate returns current system date and time in standard internal format

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 100) – mon dd yyyy hh:mm AM (or PM)

                                        – Oct  2 2008 11:01AM          

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 101) – mm/dd/yyyy - 10/02/2008                  

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 102) – yyyy.mm.dd – 2008.10.02           

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 103) – dd/mm/yyyy

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 104) – dd.mm.yyyy

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 105) – dd-mm-yyyy

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 106) – dd mon yyyy

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 107) – mon dd, yyyy

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 108) – hh:mm:ss

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 109) – mon dd yyyy hh:mm:ss:mmmAM (or PM)

                                        – Oct  2 2008 11:02:44:013AM   

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 110) – mm-dd-yyyy

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 111) – yyyy/mm/dd

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 112) – yyyymmdd

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 113) – dd mon yyyy hh:mm:ss:mmm

                                        – 02 Oct 2008 11:02:07:577     

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 114) – hh:mm:ss:mmm(24h)

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 120) – yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss(24h)

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 121) – yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.mmm

SELECT convert(varchar, getdate(), 126) – yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmm

                                        – 2008-10-02T10:52:47.513

– SQL create different date styles with t-sql string functions

SELECT replace(convert(varchar, getdate(), 111), ‘/’, ‘ ‘) – yyyy mm dd

SELECT convert(varchar(7), getdate(), 126)                 – yyyy-mm

SELECT right(convert(varchar, getdate(), 106), 8)          – mon yyyy

            Interview Point of view having knowledge up-to here is enough.
If anybody asks how to format datetime with functions then we have to write the follwoing query.
– SQL Server date formatting function – convert datetime to string
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– SQL datetime functions
– SQL Server date formats
– T-SQL convert dates
– Formatting dates sql server

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.fnFormatDate (@Datetime DATETIME, @FormatMask VARCHAR(32))

RETURNS VARCHAR(32)

AS

BEGIN

    DECLARE @StringDate VARCHAR(32)

    SET @StringDate = @FormatMask

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘YYYY’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘YYYY’,

                         DATENAME(YY, @Datetime))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘YY’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘YY’,

                         RIGHT(DATENAME(YY, @Datetime),2))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘Month’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘Month’,

                         DATENAME(MM, @Datetime))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘MON’,@StringDate COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS)>0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘MON’,

                         LEFT(UPPER(DATENAME(MM, @Datetime)),3))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘Mon’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘Mon’,

                                     LEFT(DATENAME(MM, @Datetime),3))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘MM’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘MM’,

                  RIGHT(’0′+CONVERT(VARCHAR,DATEPART(MM, @Datetime)),2))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘M’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘M’,

                         CONVERT(VARCHAR,DATEPART(MM, @Datetime)))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘DD’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘DD’,

                         RIGHT(’0′+DATENAME(DD, @Datetime),2))

    IF (CHARINDEX (‘D’,@StringDate) > 0)

       SET @StringDate = REPLACE(@StringDate, ‘D’,

                                     DATENAME(DD, @Datetime))   

RETURN @StringDate

END

GO