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SQL FORMATÂ Function: Main Tips
- This function is needed in order to format the display of a data field.
-  Very popular when you need to be formatting dates.
Syntax for SQL FORMAT
Example
SELECT FORMAT(col_name,format) FROM tbl_name;
Parameters | Descriptions |
---|---|
col_name | Needed. The data record field to have a format. |
format | Needed. Defines the formatting. |
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The example table "Products":
ID | Name | Supplier_ID | Category_ID | Unit | Price | Unit_in_stock | Unit_on_order |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cucumber | 3 | 3 | 5 crates | 19 | 17 | 16 |
2 | Tomato | 3 | 3 | 6 crates | 20 | 24 | Null |
3 | Cheese | 3 | 4 | 5 kg boxes | 11 | 11 | 6 |
4 | Milk | 4 | 4 | 5 L bottles | 22 | 56 | 12 |
5 | Bread | 4 | 4 | 36 boxes | 26 | 26 | 1 |
SQL FORMAT: Example
In the code example below we pick the name of the product with its price for the present day in the table "Product" (YYY-MM-DD):
Example
SELECT FORMAT(col_name,format) FROM tbl_name