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Release 2 (9.2)

Part Number A96540-02
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SYSTIMESTAMP

Syntax

systimestamp::=

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Text description of systimestamp


Purpose

SYSTIMESTAMP returns the system date, including fractional seconds and time zone of the system on which the database resides. The return type is TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE.

Examples

The following example returns the system date.

SELECT SYSTIMESTAMP FROM DUAL;

SYSTIMESTAMP
------------------------------------------------------------------
28-MAR-00 12.38.55.538741 PM -08:00

The following example shows how to explicitly specify fractional seconds:

SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSTIMESTAMP, 'SSSS.FF') FROM DUAL;

TO_CHAR(SYSTIM
--------------
5050.105900