SoftadminUtil.DateTime_CanParse

Deprecated. Don't use for new development and try to migrate existing uses.

Type: Scalar function

This function can be used to validate if a conversion to the datetime datatype is possible for a given string.

The special case of a null-string will give a return value of 0.

Alternatives

Use the built-in SQL server function

SELECT TRY_CONVERT(datetime2(2), x);

Be careful with differences in behavior for ''.

Return value: bit

Returns 1 if conversion is possible and 0 otherwise.

Parameters

@str mandatory varchar(8000)