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CreateODBCDateTime

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Creates an ODBC date-time object.

Returns

A date-time object, in ODBC timestamp format.

Category

Function syntax

CreateODBCDateTime(date)

See also

CreateDateTimeCreateODBCDateCreateODBCTimeNowEvaluation and type conversion issues in Data type conversion in the Developing ColdFusion Applications

Parameters

Parameter
Description
date
Date-time object in the range 100 AD-9999 AD.
Note: NIn ColdFusion (2021 release), the createDateTime function supports time zones specified in the Application level settings. If you specify an invalid DateTime value, the createODBCDateTime function throws an exception.

Usage

When passing a date-time value as a string, enclose it in quotation marks. Otherwise, it is interpreted as a number representation of a date-time object.

Example

<cfscript>
    year = 2018;
    month = 11;
    day = 02;
    hour = 1;
    minute= 09;
    second= 46;
    myDate=CreateDateTime(year,month,day,hour,minute,second)
    format=CreateODBCDateTime(myDate)
    writeOutput("Date and time format is : " & format);
</cfscript>
Output
Date and time format is : {ts '2018-11-02 01:09:46'}

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