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  3. August 2012

Re: SQL: how to retrieve current date in YYYYMMDD format

Hi Joel

A very quick idea -

replace(char(current date, iso), '-', '')

This replaces the dash with nothing - be sure the final parameter is the empty string.

HTH
Vern

On 8/8/2012 11:56 AM, Stone, Joel wrote:
The following doesn't zero-fill the MM and DD fields. Is it possible to get SQL to zero-fill these values for months 1 thru 9 and also days 1 thru 9?

YEAR(curDate()) || MONTH(curDate()) || DAY(curDate())

Purpose: Im trying to load the current date (20120808) into an old column defined as YYYYMMDD alpha.



Thanks!




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