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Here's a small homework assignment to help you continue to improve your ability to write scalar UDFs. You can find the answers online in the UserDefinedFunctionsPartIIHomework.sql script file at http://www.tsqlsolutions.com, InstantDoc ID 26549. Applying the tools and tips I gave you in this column, create and populate your sample table as Listing A shows. First, write a function to handle the odd character strings that you use to store the separate date and time values. Next, assemble the strings as a date. Then, write a query to display the data in various styles. (Note the similarity of these values to the input of datetime data.) Try to make your function flexible by allowing style as a parameter.

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