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osql datetime syntax

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WaitronUnit

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I am a database novice and can't get datetime usage right. There is a stored procedure named ms_purgeolddata that when I enter

exec ms_purgeolddata null

it works fine and will delete all past data. What I need to find out is how to delete data prior to a certain time, like midnight on Decmber 31, 2004. I have tried

exec ms_purgeolddata @date 20050101
exec ms_purgeolddata @date=20050101
exec ms_purgeolddata 20050101
exec ms_purgeolddata @date 200501301 00:00:00

etc., and I keep getting "Error converting data type int to datetime." What I am doing wrong? Thanks for any help!
 
YOu need single quotes around the date:

exec ms_purgeolddata '20050101'

Jim
 
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