OpenEdge Data Management: DataServer for Microsoft SQL Server

Chapter 2: Initial Programming Considerations
Table 13: Converting ABL datetime types to MS SQL Server data types (2 of
2)
Source
(OpenEdge)
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.
Table 14 provides details on converting ABL DATETIME data types and MS SQL Server
data types:
Table 14: Converting ABL datetime types to MS SQL Server data types
(1 of 2)
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
Target
(MSS) Default Conversion
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.
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