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DATE function [Date and time]

Converts the expression into a date, and removes any hours, minutes, or seconds.

For information about controlling the interpretation of date formats, see date_order option [compatibility].

DATE( expression )

expression    The value to be converted to date format, typically a string.

• SQL/2003    Vendor extension.

The following statement returns the value 1999-01-02 as a date.

SELECT DATE( '1999-01-02 21:20:53' );

The following statement returns the create dates of all the objects listed in the SYSOBJECT system view:

SELECT DATE( creation_time ) FROM SYSOBJECT;