Example: Changing the Default Output Format - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates

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Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
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17.10
Published
July 2021
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English (United States)
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2021-07-28
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To change the default output format of the CURRENT_DATE result, use Teradata explicit conversion syntax and specify the FORMAT phrase. For example, the following statement requests the current date and specifies a format that is different from the default:

   SELECT CURRENT_DATE (FORMAT 'MMMBDD,BYYYY');

The result is similar to:

           Date
   ------------
   May 31, 2007