OpenEdge Data Management: DataServer for Microsoft SQL Server

Initial Programming Considerations
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Table 2–9 provides details on converting ABL DATETIME data types and MS SQL Server data
types:
Table 2–9: Converting ABL datetime types to MS SQL Server data types
Source
(OpenEdge)
Target
(MSS) Default Conversion
DATE DATE Straight copy of date portion.
DATE DATETIME
DATETIME2
Straight copy of date portion. Time set to
midnight up to millisecond precision
(00:00:00.000).
DATE SMALLDATETIME Straight copy of date portion. Time set to
midnight up to 1 minute of accuracy.
DATE DATETIMEOFFSET Straight copy of date portion. Time set to
midnight up to millisecond precision
(00:00:00.000). Time zone set to the
OpenEdge client session time zone
context.
DATETIME DATE Straight copy of date portion of DATETIME
value. Time and time zone portion are
dropped.
DATETIME DATETIME
DATETIME2
Straight copy of the datetime portion up
to millisecond precision.
DATETIME SMALLDATETIME Straight copy of the datetime portion up
to a minute of precision.
DATETIME TIME Straight copy of time portion up to
millisecond precision. Date portion is
dropped.
DATETIME DATETIMEOFFSET Straight copy of the datetime portion.
Time zone set to the OpenEdge client
time zone.
DATETIME-TZ DATETIME
DATETIME2
Straight copy of the datetime portion of
DATETIME-TZ value (in client time-zone
context) up to millisecond precision.
Time zone portion is dropped.
DATETIME-TZ SMALLDATETIME Straight copy of the datetime portion of
DATETIME-TZ value (in client time-zone
context) up to 1 minute of precision.
Second and millisecond portion is
dropped. Time zone portion is dropped.
DATETIME-TZ DATETIMEOFFSET Straight copy with millisecond precision.
DATETIME-TZ DATE Straight copy of date portion of
DATETIME-TZ value (in client time-zone
context). Time and time zone portion are
dropped.