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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/Attic/current_date.sgml,v 1.5 2002/04/21 19:02:39 thomas Exp $
Postgres documentation
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Postgres documentation
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<REFENTRY ID="SQL-CURRENT-DATE">
<REFMETA>
<REFENTRYTITLE>CURRENT_DATE</REFENTRYTITLE>
<REFMISCINFO>SQL - Functions</REFMISCINFO>
</REFMETA>
<REFNAMEDIV>
<REFNAME>
CURRENT_DATE
</REFNAME>
<REFPURPOSE>
Returns the current date
</REFPURPOSE>
<REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSYNOPSISDIVINFO>
<SYNOPSIS>
CURRENT_DATE
</SYNOPSIS>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-1">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Inputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
None.
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-2">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Outputs
</TITLE>
<PARA>
<VARIABLELIST>
<VARLISTENTRY>
<TERM>
<replaceable>date</replaceable>
</TERM>
<LISTITEM>
<PARA>
Returns "<replaceable class="parameter">today</replaceable>".
</VARIABLELIST>
</REFSECT2>
</REFSYNOPSISDIV>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-1">
<REFSECT1INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT1INFO>
<TITLE>
Description
</TITLE>
<PARA>
The niladic CURRENT_DATE function has a data type of
DATE and returns the date at the time that it is run.
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-3">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
Notes
</TITLE>
<PARA>
Refer to SET DATESTYLE for further information about date format.
</PARA>
</REFSECT2>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-2">
<TITLE>
Usage
</TITLE>
<PARA>
Insert the date of insertion into a row:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
INSERT INTO films
VALUES ('TM999','Ben Hur',105,CURRENT_DATE,'Action',NULL);
</ProgramListing>
<PARA>
Display CURRENT-DATE:
</PARA>
<ProgramListing>
SELECT CURRENT_DATE AS today;
today
------------
1998-03-31
</ProgramListing>
</REFSECT1>
<REFSECT1 ID="R1-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-3">
<TITLE>
Compatibility
</TITLE>
<PARA>
</PARA>
<REFSECT2 ID="R2-SQL-CURRENT-DATE-4">
<REFSECT2INFO>
<DATE>1998-04-15</DATE>
</REFSECT2INFO>
<TITLE>
SQL92
</TITLE>
<PARA>
Full compatibility.
</PARA>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</REFENTRY>
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