- <REFENTRY ID="SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP">
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- <REFENTRYTITLE>
- SQL_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
- </REFENTRYTITLE>
- <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Functions</REFMISCINFO>
- </REFMETA>
- <REFNAMEDIV>
- <REFNAME>
- CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
- </REFNAME>
- <REFPURPOSE>
- Returns the current date and time
- </REFPURPOSE>
- <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
- <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
- <synopsis>
- CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
- </SYNOPSIS>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP-1">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Inputs
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- None.
- </REFSECT2>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP-2">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Outputs
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- <VARIABLELIST>
- <VARLISTENTRY>
- <TERM>
- <replaceable>timestamp</replaceable>
- <LISTITEM>
- <PARA>
- Returns "<replaceable class="parameter">today</replaceable>" and "<replaceable class="parameter">now</replaceable>".
- </VARIABLELIST>
- </REFSECT2>
- </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
- <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP-1">
- <REFSECT1INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT1INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Description
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- The niladic CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function has a data type of
- TIMESTAMP and returns the date and local time at which it is run.
- </PARA>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP-3">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Notes
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- Refer to the SET TIME ZONE statement for a further description
- of local time.
- </PARA>
- </REFSECT2>
- <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP-2">
- <TITLE>
- Usage
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- Display CURRENT_TIMESTAMP:
- </PARA>
- <ProgramListing>
- SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AS date_and_time;
- date_and_time
- ----------------------
- 1998-03-31 07:41:21-08
- </ProgramListing>
- </REFSECT1>
- <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP-3">
- <TITLE>
- Compatibility
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- </PARA>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-TIMESTAMP-4">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- SQL92
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for CURRENT_TIMESTAMP:
- </PARA>
- <VARIABLELIST>
- <VARLISTENTRY>
- <TERM>
- </TERM>
- <LISTITEM>
- <PARA>
- <VARIABLELIST>
- <VARLISTENTRY>
- <TERM>
- <ReturnValue>CURRENT_TIMESTAMP [ (<replaceable class="parameter">scale</replaceable>) ]</ReturnValue>
- </TERM>
- <LISTITEM>
- <PARA>
- The optional scale for CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, if specified, is an
- unsigned integer representing the number of digits in the
- optional seconds fraction of the time value represented
- by the function.
- </PARA>
- </LISTITEM>
- </VARLISTENTRY>
- </VARIABLELIST>
- </para>
- </LISTITEM>
- </VARLISTENTRY>
- </VARIABLELIST>
- </refsect2>
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