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====== NOW Function ====== NOW function returns the current date and time (year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds and fractional seconds). **Syntax**: <code language="sql"> NOW() </code> **Return Type:** TIMESTAMP **Example**: Get the current and date and time: <code language="sql"> NOW() -- 2015-11-02 07:59:25.833 </code> **Compatibility**: PostgreSQL and MySQL. **Version:** HPL/SQL 0.3.17 See also: * [[current-date|CURRENT_DATE]] * [[current-timestamp|CURRENT_TIMESTAMP]] * [[from-unixtime|FROM_UNIXTIME]] * [[unix-timestamp|UNIX_TIMESTAMP]] * [[sysdate|SYSDATE]]
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