title: str_to_date function in sql server?
body: <p>MySQL has a function called <a href="http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/date-and-time-functions.html#function_str-to-date" rel="noreferrer">STR_TO_DATE, that converts a string to date</a>. </p>
  
  <h2>Question:</h2>
  
  <p>Is there a similar function in SQL Server?</p>