datetime datatype conversion

Hello

I have 1 column in table with char datatype that stores datetime values (e.g.: 20061207091510 which translates to 2006-12-07 09:15:10).

Is there a way to convert this string into datetime datatype to preserve the time part (hours:minutes:seconds?

Thanks,

Lena

SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME, LEFT('20061207091510', 8), 112)+CONVERT(DATETIME, SUBSTRING('20061207091510', 9, 2) + ':' + SUBSTRING('20061207091510', 11, 2) + ':' + SUBSTRING('20061207091510', 13, 2), 114)

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