How can I convert 12/2/ to 12/2/current year

I have a field in my database that holds a date, the only part of the date I care about is the month and day (12/2/). I'm trying to use this field in a view column to show the for example 12/2/ and the current year (2007). Also if the month and day have passed like 11/1/ then it would be next year (2008).

Can anyone help me with this?

Look up the DatePart function in sql server. It has pretty much what you need.

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DECLARE @.ddatetimeSET @.d='11/20/2007'SELECTCASEWHENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)<getdate()THENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate())+1,@.d)ELSEDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)END

To put this in a view, just remove the DECLARE and SET statements. Copy the code from CASE through END into your select statement, and replace @.d with the field name from your table.Optionally add ' AS MyNewField' after the END to give the column a name.|||

Motley,

Is it possible to use this in a udf so I can use it in other views?

I tried the following, but received and error:

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Procedure ufn_getdate, Line 14

Incorrect syntax near 'END'.

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ufn_getdate (@.ddatetime)
RETURNSDATETIME
BEGIN

SELECTCASEWHENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)<getdate()
THENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate())+1,@.d)
ELSEDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)

END
GO

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CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ufn_getdate (@.ddatetime)RETURNSDATETIMEBEGIN RETURN (SELECTCASEWHENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)<getdate()THENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate())+1,@.d)ELSEDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)END )ENDGO

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Motley,

I get a new error: maybe I'm have missed something

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Procedure ufn_getdate, Line 12

Incorrect syntax near ')'.

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ufn_getdate (@.ddatetime)RETURNSDATETIMEBEGINRETURN (SELECTCASEWHENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)<getdate()THENDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate())+1,@.d)ELSEDATEADD(year,DATEDIFF(year,@.d,getdate()),@.d)END)GO

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Sorry, I editted the above code, it should work now. It was missing an END.

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Motley,

Thanks very much for your help, please take the rest of the week off.