Retrieving dates from Oracle Server

From: Gordon E. Hooker <gordonh_at_acslink.net.au>
Date: 1995/10/01
Message-ID: <44n78l$213_at_dingo.cc.uq.oz.au>#1/1

                        Joel Nylund <joel_nylund_at_mail.amsinc.com> wrote:

>Does anyone know of a way to get the date from the Oracle Server using SQL?
 

>I am looking for something similar to "select getDate()" in sybase.
 

>thanks in advance
>Joel

RTFM select sysdate from dual;

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It is far better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt... Received on Sun Oct 01 1995 - 00:00:00 CET