SQL Server

DateTime - Get in ISO 8601 Compatible Format

Demonstrates the GetAsIso8601 method to return the date/time in an ISO 8601 compatible format.

Note: This example is only valid in Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or later.

SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @dateTime int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.CkDateTime', @dateTime OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dateTime, 'SetFromCurrentSystemTime', @success OUT

    DECLARE @bLocal int
    SELECT @bLocal = 0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dateTime, 'GetAsIso8601', @sTmp0 OUT, 'YYYY-MM-DD', @bLocal
    PRINT 'YYYY-MM-DD: ' + @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dateTime, 'GetAsIso8601', @sTmp0 OUT, 'YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmTZD', @bLocal
    PRINT 'YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmTZD: ' + @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dateTime, 'GetAsIso8601', @sTmp0 OUT, 'YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD', @bLocal
    PRINT 'YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD: ' + @sTmp0

    -- Sample output:

    -- 	YYYY-MM-DD: 2016-12-02
    -- 	YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmTZD: 2016-12-02T07:04Z
    -- 	YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD: 2016-12-02T07:04:34Z

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dateTime


END
GO