You can change the given format into the required date format using the CONVERT Function. Here’s an example:
companyid peo----------- -----------104 1998-09-30104 1999-09-30104 1999-12-31104 2000-03-31104 2000-06-30104 2000-09-30104 2000-12-31104 2001-03-31104 2001-06-30104 2001-09-30(10 row(s) affected)'///////////////////////////////////select distinct companyid ,CONVERT(char(10) , peo ,101) Style1,CONVERT(char(10) , peo ,103) Style2 from fintabdatamin where companyid=104companyid Style1 Style2----------- ---------- ----------104 09/30/1998 30/09/1998104 09/30/1999 30/09/1999104 09/30/2000 30/09/2000104 09/30/2001 30/09/2001104 03/31/2000 31/03/2000104 06/30/2001 30/06/2001104 03/31/2001 31/03/2001104 12/31/1999 31/12/1999104 06/30/2000 30/06/2000104 12/31/2000 31/12/2000(10 row(s) affected)