datetimefromparts-transact-sql.md

title	DATETIMEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
description	DATETIMEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
author	markingmyname
ms.author	maghan
ms.date	01/29/2021
ms.prod	sql
ms.technology	t-sql
ms.topic	reference
f1_keywords	DATETIMEFROMPARTS_TSQL DATETIMEFROMPARTS
helpviewer_keywords	DATETIMEFROMPARTS function
dev_langs	TSQL
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DATETIMEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)

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This function returns a datetime value for the specified date and time arguments.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

DATETIMEFROMPARTS ( year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds, milliseconds )  

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Arguments

year
An integer expression that specifies a year.

month
An integer expression that specifies a month.

day
An integer expression that specifies a day.

hour
An integer expression that specifies hours.

minute
An integer expression that specifies minutes.

seconds
An integer expression that specifies seconds.

milliseconds
An integer expression that specifies milliseconds.

Return types

datetime

Remarks

DATETIMEFROMPARTS returns a fully initialized datetime value. DATETIMEFROMPARTS will raise an error if at least one required argument has an invalid value. DATETIMEFROMPARTS returns null if at least one required argument has a null value.

This function is capable of being remoted to [!INCLUDEsssql11-md] servers and above. It is not remoted to servers that have a version below [!INCLUDEsssql11-md].

Examples

SELECT DATETIMEFROMPARTS ( 2010, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 0 ) AS Result;  

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Result  
---------------------------  
2010-12-31 23:59:59.000  
  
(1 row(s) affected)  

See also

datetime (Transact-SQL)