SQL FORMAT() Function
The FORMAT() Function
The FORMAT() function is used to format how a field is to be displayed.
SQL FORMAT() Syntax
SELECT FORMAT(column_name,format) FROM table_name
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Parameter |
Description |
column_name |
Required. The field to be formatted. |
format |
Required. Specifies the format. |
SQL FORMAT() Example
We have the following "Products" table:
Prod_Id |
ProductName |
Unit |
UnitPrice |
1 |
Jarlsberg |
1000 g |
10.45 |
2 |
Mascarpone |
1000 g |
32.56 |
3 |
Gorgonzola |
1000 g |
15.67 |
Now we want to display the products and prices per today's date (with today's
date displayed in the following format "YYYY-MM-DD").
We use
the following SELECT
statement:
SELECT ProductName, UnitPrice, FORMAT(Now(),'YYYY-MM-DD') as PerDate
FROM Products
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The result-set will look like this:
ProductName |
UnitPrice |
PerDate |
Jarlsberg |
10.45 |
2008-10-07 |
Mascarpone |
32.56 |
2008-10-07 |
Gorgonzola |
15.67 |
2008-10-07 |
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