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GETDATE function [Date and time]

Function 

Returns the current year, month, day, hour, minute, second and fraction of a second. The fraction of a second. The accuracy is limited by the accuracy of the system clock.

The information the GETDATE function returns is equivalent to the information returned by the NOW function and the CURRENT TIMESTAMP special value.

Syntax 

GETDATE ()

Standards and compatibility 

• SQL/92    Vendor extension.

• SQL/99    Vendor extension.

• Sybase    Compatible with Adaptive Server Enterprise.

See also 

NOW function [Date and time]

CURRENT TIMESTAMP special value

Example 

The following statement returns the system date and time.

SELECT GETDATE( )