1> SELECT 2> CAST('11/11/72' as smalldatetime) AS '11/11/72', 3> CAST('6/5/40' as smalldatetime) as '6/5/40' 4> GO 11/11/72 6/5/40 -------------------- -------------------- 1972-11-11 00:00:00 2040-06-05 00:00:00 (1 rows affected) 1>