SQL NOW() Function
The NOW() Function
The NOW() function returns the current system date and time.
SQL NOW() Syntax
SELECT NOW() FROM table_name
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SQL NOW() Example
We have the following "Products" table:
| Prod_Id |
ProductName |
Unit |
UnitPrice |
| 1 |
Jarlsberg |
1000 g |
10.45 |
| 2 |
Mascarpone |
1000 g |
32.56 |
| 3 |
Gorgonzola |
1000 g |
15.67 |
Now we want to display the products and prices per today's date.
We use
the following SELECT
statement:
SELECT ProductName, UnitPrice, Now() as PerDate FROM Products
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The result-set will look like this:
| ProductName |
UnitPrice |
PerDate |
| Jarlsberg |
10.45 |
10/7/2008 11:25:02 AM |
| Mascarpone |
32.56 |
10/7/2008 11:25:02 AM |
| Gorgonzola |
15.67 |
10/7/2008 11:25:02 AM |
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