Oracle® Database SQL Reference 10g Release 2 (10.2) Part Number B14200-01 |
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Syntax
Purpose
SYSDATE
returns the current date and time set for the operating system on which the database resides. The datatype of the returned value is DATE
, and the format returned depends on the value of the NLS_DATE_FORMAT
initialization parameter. The function requires no arguments. In distributed SQL statements, this function returns the date and time set for the operating system of your local database. You cannot use this function in the condition of a CHECK
constraint.
Examples
The following example returns the current operating system date and time:
SELECT TO_CHAR (SYSDATE, 'MM-DD-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') "NOW" FROM DUAL; NOW ------------------- 04-13-2001 09:45:51