Does SqlDbType.DateTime not store seconds?

ado.net, c#, datetime, sql-server-2005, sqlcommand

Solution

`SqlDbType.DateTime` maps to SQL's `DATETIME` datatype, which is accurate to 3.33 milliseconds. It sounds like you may be putting your values into a `SMALLDATETIME` field in SQL server, which is only accurate to the minute. `SqlDbType.DateTime` parameter would be the correct choice for use with both `DATETIME` and `SMALLDATETIME`.

Problem

``` using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlClient; ``` I am using a `SqlCommand cmd.Parameters` of `SqlDbType.DateTime` to create a record in the database. Seconds are not being stored in the database. The field in the db is of type datetime. Do I need to do something special to save seconds, or does `SqlDbType.DateTime` not do that?

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