Just do something like this: <cfset str = "20100420" /> <cfoutput>
#DateFormat(CreateDate(MID(str,1,4),MID(str,5,2),MID(str,7,2)),'mm/dd/yyyy')# </cfoutput> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Che Vilnonis <ch...@asitv.com> wrote: > > I'm working with an accounting database that stores order dates as a > varchar > (8) field. An example would be "20100420". > Obviously, CF's dateformat chokes when used. > > Short of using a bunch of cfset statements with CF functions, how can I (in > SQL preferrably or CF) easily format this string to "04/20/2010"? > > Thanks, Che > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:333158 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
