CAST DATE-to-DATE Conversion | VantageCloud Lake - DATE-to-DATE Conversion with CAST - Teradata VantageCloud Lake

ANSI Compliance

This statement is ANSI SQL:2011 compliant.

CAST permits the use of data attributes, such as the FORMAT phrase that enables alternative output formatting of date data. This is a Teradata extension to CAST.

A DATE-to-DATE conversion involving a DATE type with a dateform of INTEGERDATE is a Teradata extension to the ANSI SQL:2011 standard. This is a Teradata extension to CAST

Syntax

CAST ( date_expression AS
  { DATE [ data_attribute [...] ] |
    [ data_attribute [...] ]
  }
)

Syntax Elements

date_expression

A date expression to be converted.

data_attribute

One of the following data attributes:

• FORMAT
• NAMED
• TITLE