DB2 Date format

Question

I just want to format current date into yyyymmdd in DB2.

I see the date formats available, but how can I use them?

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Answer 1

This isn't straightforward, but

SELECT CHAR(CURRENT DATE, ISO) FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1

returns the current date in yyyy-mm-dd format. You would have to substring and concatenate the result to get yyyymmdd.

SELECT SUBSTR(CHAR(CURRENT DATE, ISO), 1, 4) ||
    SUBSTR(CHAR(CURRENT DATE, ISO), 6, 2) ||
    SUBSTR(CHAR(CURRENT DATE, ISO), 9, 2)
FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1