Name

sysutcdatetime — returns current datetime in GMT timezone with adjusted fractional part of seconds

Synopsis

sysutcdatetime ( in fraction_microseconds integer );

Description

The function returns current datetime, like now() , but fractional part of seconds can be adjusted by providing the number of "microseconds" as the argument.

The function is similar to curdatetime() but the returned datetime is in GMT timezone.

Parameters

fraction_microseconds

Microseconds.

Return Types

A DATETIME timestamp.

Errors

sysutcdatetime does not return errors.

Examples

Example24.66.Get a timestamp

Get a timestamp in human-readable form.

SQL> select sysutcdatetime();
DATETIME
2015-05-04 13:11:30.701568
No. of rows in result: 1

SQL>select sysutcdatetime(1);
DATETIME
2015-05-04 13:11:41
No. of rows in result: 1