This is 25th video of series SQL in Sixty Seconds we started a few months ago. Even though this is 25th video it seems like we have just started this few days ago. The best part of this SQL in Sixty Seconds is that one can learn something new in less than sixty seconds. There are many concepts which are not new for many but just we all have 60 seconds to refresh our memories. In this video I have touched a very simple question which I receive very frequently on this blog.

Q1) How to get current date time?
Q2) How to get Only Date from datetime?
Q3) How to get Only Time from datetime?

I have created a sixty second video on this subject and hopefully this will help many beginners in the SQL Server field. This sixty second video describes the same. Here is a similar script which I have used in the video.

SELECT GETDATE()
GO
-- SQL Server 2000/2005
SELECT
CONVERT(VARCHAR(8),GETDATE(),108) AS HourMinuteSecond,
CONVERT(VARCHAR(8),GETDATE(),101) AS DateOnly;
GO
-- SQL Server 2008 Onwards
SELECT CONVERT(TIME,GETDATE()) AS HourMinuteSeconds;
SELECT CONVERT(DATE,GETDATE()) AS DateOnly;
GO


Related Tips in SQL in Sixty Seconds:

• Retrieve Current Date Time in SQL Server CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, GETDATE(), {fn NOW()}
• Get Time in Hour:Minute Format from a Datetime – Get Date Part Only from Datetime
• Get Current System Date Time
• Get Date Time in Any Format – UDF – User Defined Functions
• Date and Time Functions – EOMONTH() – A Quick Introduction
• DATE and TIME in SQL Server 2008

I encourage you to submit your ideas for SQL in Sixty Seconds. We will try to accommodate as many as we can.

If we like your idea we promise to share with you educational material.

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Reference: Pinal Dave (http://blog.sqlauthority.com)