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.
If the words that appear inside the parentheses are not a complete sentence, then the terminal punctuation, regardless of whether it is a period, exclamation point, or question mark, is placed after the parentheses. Consider these examples: