SQL Server string to date conversion

Question

I want to convert a string like this:

'10/15/2008 10:06:32 PM'

Into the equivalent DATETIME value in Sql Server.

In Oracle, I would say this:

TO_DATE('10/15/2008 10:06:32 PM','MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS AM')

This question implies that I must parse the string into one of the standard formats, and then convert using one of those codes. That seems ludicrous for such a mundane operation. Is there an easier way?

Answer 1

Try this

Cast('7/7/2011' as datetime)

And

Convert(DATETIME, '7/7/2011', 101)

See CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL) for more details.