finding max possible date in ms sql server 2005+

Question

Is there a function like GETDATE() in Sql Server 2005 that let\'s you get the max possible date?

I do not want to find the highest date in a table. I wa

Answer 1

The documentation says the range is January 1, 1753, through December 31, 9999.

I don't think there is a built in function, but you could create one that returns the maximum datetime value.

CREATE FUNCTION fn_max_date
RETURNS datetime
AS
return cast('12/31/9999 23:59:59.9999' as datetime)