Preamble
Oracle/PLSQL SYSTIMESTAMP function returns the current system date and time (including fraction of a second and time zone) to your local database.
Oracle/PLSQL syntax of SYSTIMESTAMP function
SYSTIMESTAMP
Parameters or function arguments
No parameters or arguments for the SYSTIMESTAMP service.
The SYSTIMESTAMP function returns the value TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE.
The SYSTIMESTAMP function can be used in the following versions of Oracle/PLSQL
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Oracle 12c, Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i
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Let’s look at some examples of the SYSTIMESTAMP function and learn how to use the SYSTIMESTAMP function in Oracle.
SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP
FROM DUAL;
--Result 01.08.14 09:43:50,625401 +03:00
You can also use TO_CHAR function with SYSTIMESTAMP function.
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSTIMESTAMP, 'SSSS.FF')
FROM DUAL;
--Result 5656.083959
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