
Contributor II
2020-08-18
09:49 AM
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Convert field to date
Hi,
I am trying to convert a field to a date but i'm really struggling. Can anyone help with the attached please?
Its a number field but i just can't seem to get it displayed as a date in the format DD/MM/YYYY
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Creator III
2020-08-18
11:18 AM
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Hi,
The part missing is below.
It doesnt recognize date as a date, since it got spaces after it, trimming did the trick.
NoConcatenate
Data_TMP1:
Load
Name,
trim(Date) as Date,
Data
Resident Data_1;
drop table Data_1;
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MVP
2020-08-18
11:14 AM
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you need num# here
num#(Date) as Date
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Creator III
2020-08-18
11:18 AM
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Hi,
The part missing is below.
It doesnt recognize date as a date, since it got spaces after it, trimming did the trick.
NoConcatenate
Data_TMP1:
Load
Name,
trim(Date) as Date,
Data
Resident Data_1;
drop table Data_1;

Contributor II
2020-08-18
11:28 AM
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Great stuff, thanks very much :
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