SQL Date Magic: Find & Format the Last Day of the Previous Month
"In this SQL Server tutorial, learn two powerful methods to calculate the last day of the previous month. We'll explore how to use EOMONTH with DATEADD for flexible date manipulation, and how to format the result into a user-friendly MM/DD/YYYY string using CONVERT. Perfect for data analysts, developers, and anyone looking to master date functions in SQL. Watch now and elevate your SQL skills!"
This content aims to clearly explain the two different approaches to achieving the same goal, highlighting when and why to use each method.
--as a financial specialist. You must create an analytics program that shows you how many people visited
on the final day of the previous month. Could you find a way to calculate the last day of the preceding month
before writing that query?
select getdate()
select EOMONTH(GETDATE(),-1) as LastDayofPreviousMonth
select convert(varchar(10), EOMONTH(DATEADD(MONTH,-1,GETDATE())),104) as LastDayofPreviousMonth
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