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Alexander Pivovarov commented on HIVE-6214:
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date_format UDF was added recently HIVE-10276. It accepts hive
date/timestamp/string and converts it to string
hive> select date_format('2013-12-12 00:00:00.0', 'yyyy/MM/dd');
OK
2013/12/12
[~ronypius] should we close this ticket?
> Need a UDF to convert a Date String from any standard format to another.
> Should be able to provide the Date String, current format and to the format
> into which it need to be converted and returned as String output of UDF
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> Key: HIVE-6214
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-6214
> Project: Hive
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Components: UDF
> Environment: Software
> Reporter: Rony Pius Manakkal
> Priority: Minor
> Labels: features
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> Need a UDF to convert a Date String from any standard format to another.
> Should be able to provide the Date String, current format and to the format
> into which it need to be converted and returned as String output of UDF
> Example : String convertDateFormat(String dateString, String
> currentDateFormat, String requiredFormat);
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