Text Date in sort order of date

Question

Hi All;
Below is my expression in SQL 
(CONVERT(CHAR(4), e.createdon, 100) + CONVERT(CHAR(4), e.createdon, 120) as createdon
its gives output Oct 2013
I need to sort this expression in date order
Is this possible?
Any help much appreciated
Thanks
Pradnya07

Answer 1

No. But why not simply sorting by date?
SELECT CONVERT(CHAR(4), e.createdon, 100) + CONVERT(CHAR(4), e.createdon, 120) AS createdon
FROM yourTable e
ORDER BY e.createdon;
btw, using SQL Server 2012+:
SELECT FORMAT(e.createdon, 'MMM yyyy')
FROM yourTable e
ORDER BY e.createdon;