The following example is approximately the opposite of the previous example. The example displays a date and time as character data, uses CAST to change the character data to the datetime data type, and then uses CONVERT to change the character data to the datetime data type.
Use a period inside a parenthetical when the full sentence inside the parentheses ends. Use a period inside a parenthetical when the full sentence inside the parentheses ends.
Punctuation and parentheses. If the text within the parentheses is syntactically integrated with the surrounding sentence, keep the end punctuation outside the parenthesesâfor example: Punctuating parentheses is easy (if you know where to put the period). But parenthetical information does not always have to be syntactically integrated.