SQL Server GETDATE() Function
 SQL Server Date Functions
Definition and Usage
The GETDATE() function returns the current date and time from the SQL Server.
Syntax
Example
The following SELECT statement:
| SELECT GETDATE() AS CurrentDateTime |
will result in something like this:
| CurrentDateTime |
|---|
| 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 Date Functions
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