Preamble
Oracle/PLSQL SYSDATE function returns the current system date and time on your local database.
Oracle/PLSQL syntax of the SYSDATE function
SYSDATE
Parameters and function arguments
- No parameters or arguments for the SYSDATE function.
The SYSDATE function returns the date.
The SYSDATE function in the following versions of Oracle/PLSQL
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Oracle 12c, Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i
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Let’s consider examples of the SYSDATE function and learn how to use the SYSDATE function in Oracle.
SELECT SYSDATE
FROM DUAL;
-Result 01.08.2014 9:36:11
If you want to extract only the date (exclude the time component), you can use the TO_CHAR function.
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'DD.MM.YYYY').
FROM DUAL;
-Result 01.08.2014
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