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.
Periods and Parentheses. Sometimes they go inside; sometimes they go outside. When a parenthetical statement falls at the end of a sentence, the placement of the terminal punctuation depends on whether the words inside the parentheses are a complete sentence. Squiggly likes chocolate (and nuts).