SQL_CURRENT_DATE
SQL - Functions
CURRENT_DATE
Returns the current date
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CURRENT_DATE
1998-04-15
Inputs
None.
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Outputs
date
Returns "today".
1998-04-15
Description
The niladic CURRENT_DATE function has a data type of
DATE and returns the date at the time that it is run.
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Notes
Refer to SET DATESTYLE for further information about date format.
Usage
Insert the date of insertion into a row:
INSERT INTO films
VALUES ('TM999','Ben Hur',105,CURRENT_DATE,'Action',NULL);
Display CURRENT-DATE:
SELECT CURRENT_DATE AS today;
today
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1998-03-31
Compatibility
1998-04-15
SQL92
Full compatibility.