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- SQL_CURRENT_DATE
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- <REFMISCINFO>SQL - Functions</REFMISCINFO>
- </REFMETA>
- <REFNAMEDIV>
- <REFNAME>
- CURRENT_DATE
- </REFNAME>
- <REFPURPOSE>
- Returns the current date
- </REFPURPOSE>
- <REFSYNOPSISDIV>
- <REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
- <SYNOPSIS>
- CURRENT_DATE
- </SYNOPSIS>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-1">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Inputs
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- None.
- </REFSECT2>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-2">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Outputs
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- <VARIABLELIST>
- <VARLISTENTRY>
- <TERM>
- <replaceable>date</replaceable>
- </TERM>
- <LISTITEM>
- <PARA>
- Returns "<replaceable class="parameter">today</replaceable>".
- </VARIABLELIST>
- </REFSECT2>
- </REFSYNOPSISDIV>
- <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-1">
- <REFSECT1INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT1INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Description
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- The niladic CURRENT_DATE function has a data type of
- DATE and returns the date at the time that it is run.
- </PARA>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-3">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- Notes
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- Refer to SET DATESTYLE for further information about date format.
- </PARA>
- </REFSECT2>
- <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-2">
- <TITLE>
- Usage
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- Insert the date of insertion into a row:
- </PARA>
- <ProgramListing>
- INSERT INTO films
- VALUES ('TM999','Ben Hur',105,CURRENT_DATE,'Action',NULL);
- </ProgramListing>
- <PARA>
- Display CURRENT-DATE:
- </PARA>
- <ProgramListing>
- SELECT CURRENT_DATE AS today;
- today
- ------------
- 1998-03-31
- </ProgramListing>
- </REFSECT1>
- <REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-3">
- <TITLE>
- Compatibility
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- </PARA>
- <REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-4">
- <REFSECT2INFO>
- <DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
- </REFSECT2INFO>
- <TITLE>
- SQL92
- </TITLE>
- <PARA>
- Full compatibility.
- </PARA>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
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