OpenEdge Data Management: DataServer for Microsoft SQL Server

Data types
Table 2–10 provides details on converting ABL DATETIME data types and MS SQL Server data
types:
Table 2–10: Converting ABL datetime types to MS SQL Server data types
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Source
(MSS)
Target
(OpenEdge) Default Conversion
DATE DATE Straight copy of date portion.
SMALLDATETIME
DATETIME
DATETIME2
DATE Straight copy of date portion. Time
portion is dropped.
DATETIMEOFFSET DATE Receives MSS DATETIMEOFFSET (with
time zone context from the database).
DataServer converts to OE client time
zone context. Date portion of converted
timestamp is copied. Time and time zone
portions are dropped.
DATE DATETIME Straight copy of the date portion into the
DATETIME. Time portion is set to
00:00:00
DATETIME
DATETIME2
DATETIME Straight copy of datetime portion up to
millisecond level accuracy.
SMALLDATETIME DATETIME Straight copy of datetime portion up 1
minute of accuracy. Second and
millisecond portion set to 0.
DATETIME DATETIME Straight copy with millisecond accuracy.
DATETIMEOFFSET DATETIME Receives MSS DATETIMEOFFSET with
stored time zone context. DataServer
converts to OE client time zone context.
Timestamp portion (in client time) is
copied with millisecond accuracy. Time
zone portion is dropped.
TIME DATETIME Straight copy of TIME portion up to
millisecond accuracy. Date portion is set
to TODAY based on client time zone
context. 1
DATE DATETIME-TZ Straight copy of the date portion into the
DATETIME-TZ. Time portion is set to
00:00:00. Time zone will be set to client
time zone context.
DATETIME
DATETIME2
DATETIME-TZ Straight copy of the date and time
portions into the DATETIME-TZ up to
millisecond of accuracy. Time zone will
be set to client time zone context.
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