TRUNC: Removing the time from SYSDATE : TRUNC Date « Date Timezone « Oracle PL / SQL






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TRUNC: Removing the time from SYSDATE

  

SQL>
SQL> -- Removing the time from SYSDATE.
SQL>
SQL> SELECT TO_CHAR(TRUNC(SYSDATE),'MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS AM') "Today's Date and Time" from DUAL;

Today's Date and Time
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08/31/2006 12:08:00 AM

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