Using the DATENAME() Function
3>
4> CREATE TABLE employee(
5> id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
6> first_name VARCHAR(10),
7> last_name VARCHAR(10),
8> salary DECIMAL(10,2),
9> start_Date DATETIME,
10> region VARCHAR(10),
11> city VARCHAR(20),
12> managerid INTEGER
13> );
14> GO
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, 'Jason' , 'Martin', 5890,'2005-03-22','North','Vancouver',3);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, 'Alison', 'Mathews',4789,'2003-07-21','South','Utown',4);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, 'James' , 'Smith', 6678,'2001-12-01','North','Paris',5);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, 'Celia' , 'Rice', 5567,'2006-03-03','South','London',6);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, 'Robert', 'Black', 4467,'2004-07-02','East','Newton',7);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, 'Linda' , 'Green' , 6456,'2002-05-19','East','Calgary',8);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, 'David' , 'Larry', 5345,'2008-03-18','West','New York',9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, 'James' , 'Cat', 4234,'2007-07-17','West','Regina',9);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, 'Joan' , 'Act', 6123,'2001-04-16','North','Toronto',10);
2> GO
(1 rows affected)
1>
2> select * from employee;
3> GO
id first_name last_name salary start_Date region city managerid
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------------------- ---------- -------------------- -----------
1 Jason Martin 5890.00 2005-03-22 00:00:00.000 North Vancouver 3
2 Alison Mathews 4789.00 2003-07-21 00:00:00.000 South Utown 4
3 James Smith 6678.00 2001-12-01 00:00:00.000 North Paris 5
4 Celia Rice 5567.00 2006-03-03 00:00:00.000 South London 6
5 Robert Black 4467.00 2004-07-02 00:00:00.000 East Newton 7
6 Linda Green 6456.00 2002-05-19 00:00:00.000 East Calgary 8
7 David Larry 5345.00 2008-03-18 00:00:00.000 West New York 9
8 James Cat 4234.00 2007-07-17 00:00:00.000 West Regina 9
9 Joan Act 6123.00 2001-04-16 00:00:00.000 North Toronto 10
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4> SELECT
5> YEAR (Start_Date) AS 'Year',
6> MONTH (Start_Date) AS 'Month',
7> DATENAME (mm, Start_Date) AS 'Month Name',
8> COUNT (*) AS 'Count'
9> FROM
10> Employee
11> GROUP BY
12> YEAR (Start_Date),
13> MONTH (Start_Date),
14> DATENAME (mm, Start_Date)
15> ORDER BY
16> YEAR (Start_Date),
17> MONTH (Start_Date)
18> GO
Year Month Month Name Count
----------- ----------- ------------------------------ -----------
2001 4 April 1
2001 12 December 1
2002 5 May 1
2003 7 July 1
2004 7 July 1
2005 3 March 1
2006 3 March 1
2007 7 July 1
2008 3 March 1
(9 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table employee;
4> GO
Related examples in the same category
1. | DATENAME returns the part of the date in a literal form. | | |
2. | Find out the month name in two months time | | |
3. | DATENAME: return the part of the date in a literal form | | |
4. | DATENAME(month, '4-29-1988') returns a string containing the descriptive name | | |
5. | select DATENAME(day, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
6. | select DATENAME(year, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
7. | select DATENAME(hour, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
8. | select DATENAME(minute, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
9. | select DATENAME(second, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
10. | select DATENAME(quarter, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
11. | select DATENAME(dayofyear, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
12. | select DATENAME(week, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |
13. | select DATENAME(weekday, '2002-09-30 11:35:00') | | |