Error while converting XML date data to SQL column data.

BeUnique 2,332 Reputation points
2022-01-19T11:30:41.547+00:00

I am trying to insert XML date data to SQL table.

my XML field is "DateRelieved" and its XML element value is "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z"

My SQL Table column name is "DateRelieved" and its data type is DateTime.

while processing the code through .net getting below error.

'The given value of type String from the data source cannot be converted to type datetime of the specified target column.'

SQL Server | Other
Developer technologies | C#
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  1. Jack J Jun 25,296 Reputation points
    2022-01-31T08:38:02.38+00:00

    @BeUnique , based on my test, I find that I can still convert your xml value to DateTime field by your code.

    I used the following database design:
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    Also, I used the folllowing code:

            DataSet dataSet = new DataSet();  
            dataSet.ReadXml(@"C:\Users\username\Desktop\test1.xml");  
            string connstr = @"connstr";  
            SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connstr);  
            connection.Open();  
            SqlBulkCopy copy = new SqlBulkCopy(connection);  
            copy.DestinationTableName = "Employee";  
            copy.ColumnMappings.Add("EmpRetired", "EmpRetired");  
            copy.ColumnMappings.Add("CurrentStatus", "CurrentStatus");  
            copy.ColumnMappings.Add("DateRelieved", "DateRelieved");  
            copy.ColumnMappings.Add("EmpId", "EmpId");  
            copy.ColumnMappings.Add("SearchRes_Id", "SearchRes_Id");  
            copy.WriteToServer(dataSet.Tables["Employee"]);  
    

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  1. Karen Payne MVP 35,586 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-01-19T13:03:31.327+00:00

    Have you tried to convert, something like this?

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
    
        XElement element = new("DateRelieved", "2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z");
    
        Console.WriteLine(element);
        DateTime parsed = (DateTime)element;
        Console.WriteLine(parsed);
    }
    
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  2. Olaf Helper 47,516 Reputation points
    2022-01-24T11:16:05.413+00:00

    SqlBCopy1.ColumnMappings.Add(col1.ColumnName, col1.ColumnName);

    Why do you think there is just one table/+1 column.
    I see the relation SearchRes => Employee => 3 properties.


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