SQL Server GETDATE() Function
Definition and Usage
The GETDATE() function returns the current date and time from the SQL Server.Syntax
GETDATE() |
Example
The following SELECT statement:SELECT GETDATE() AS CurrentDateTime |
will result in something like this:
CurrentDateTime |
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2008-11-11 12:45:34.243 |
Note: The time part above goes all the way to milliseconds.
Example
The following SQL creates an "Orders" table with a datetime column (OrderDate):CREATE TABLE Orders ( OrderId int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, ProductName varchar(50) NOT NULL, OrderDate datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT GETDATE() ) |
Notice that the OrderDate column specifies GETDATE() as the default value. As a result, when you insert a row into the table, the current date and time are automatically inserted into the column.
Now we want to insert a record into the "Orders" table:
INSERT INTO Orders (ProductName) VALUES ('Jarlsberg Cheese') |
The "Orders" table will now look something like this:
OrderId | ProductName | OrderDate |
---|---|---|
1 | Jarlsberg Cheese | 2008-11-11 13:23:44.657 |
SQL Server GETDATE() Function
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