Returns examples of datetime format elements.
-- Contributor: Tim Dietrich (timdietrich@me.com) -- Additional Info: https://timdietrich.me/blog/netsuite-suiteql-dates-times/ SELECT TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'DS TS' ) AS CurrentTimeServer, TO_CHAR ( CURRENT_DATE, 'DS TS' ) AS CurrentTimeUser, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS' ) AS CurrentSystemTimestamp, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'SSSSS' ) AS SecondsSinceMidnight, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'RM' ) AS MonthRoman, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'MM' ) AS CurrentMonth, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'MONTH' ) AS CurrentMonthName, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'DD' ) AS CurrentDay, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'DAY' ) AS CurrentDayName, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'YYYY' ) AS CurrentYear, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'YEAR' ) AS CurrentYearName, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'Q' ) AS CurrentQuarter, TO_CHAR ( SYSDATE, 'WW' ) AS WeekNumber FROM Dual
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