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    <p>I have created the following simple table for this test:</p> <pre><code>DROP TABLE DateFieldTest CREATE TABLE DateFieldTest ( DateField Date NOT NULL ) INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-07-15') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-07-16') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-07-17') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-07-05') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-07-06') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-07-07') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-06-05') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-06-06') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-06-07') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-05-05') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-05-06') INSERT INTO DateFieldTest VALUES ('2013-05-07') SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '2013-07-05' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '2013-07-06' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '2013-07-07' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '05/07/2013' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '06/07/2013' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '07/07/2013' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '07/05/2013' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '07/06/2013' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '07/07/2013' SELECT * from DateFieldTest where DateField &gt;= '24/04/2013' </code></pre> <p>All the queries except the last one execute. The problem I have is that my different users have different date formats, and some users date format is dd/mm/yyyy, not the standard US/Canada of mm/dd/yyyyy. </p> <p>I know I can use the convert function to cast a date, but I am working with older queries and software that is simply using the date entered by the user. I want to know how to instruct SQL Server 2005+ to use the user's Short Date format in their locale.</p>
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    1. COJust a thought: you could create your own function to receive the date from the client and create a new one with the server's locale, by extracting the fields you need (day, month and year).
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    2. COI don't think this is possible. The client software needs changing to pass the date values in parameters instead of literal strings, then locale will not be an issue.
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    3. COWhat @ChristianHayter said. Formatting dates is an application responsibility. *SQL Server* has no way to way to know a user's date preference any more than his or her age or sex. Specific apps, like SSMS, may, and if you ask about those we may be able to help you.
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