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I'm trying to get the current date into a variable inside a SQL stored procedure using the following commands
DECLARE @LastChangeDate as date
SET @LastChangeDate = SELECT GETDATE()
This gives me the following error: "Incorrect Syntax near 'SELECT'"
This is the first stored procedure I've ever written, so I'm unfamiliar with how variables work inside SQL.
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Usage Options. SQL Server provides several different functions that return the current date time including: GETDATE(), SYSDATETIME(), and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP. The GETDATE() and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP functions are interchangeable and return a datetime data type. The SYSDATETIME() function returns a datetime2 data type.
SQL Server GETDATE() Function The GETDATE() function returns the current database system date and time, in a 'YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss. mmm' format.
MySQL SYSDATE() Function The SYSDATE() function returns the current date and time.
You don't need the SELECT
DECLARE @LastChangeDate as date
SET @LastChangeDate = GetDate()
Just use GetDate() not Select GetDate()
DECLARE @LastChangeDate as date
SET @LastChangeDate = GETDATE()
but if it's SQL Server, you can also initialize in same step as declaration...
DECLARE @LastChangeDate date = getDate()
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