getdate-ssis-expression.md

title	GETDATE (SSIS Expression)
description	GETDATE (SSIS Expression)
author	chugugrace
ms.author	chugu
ms.date	03/01/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	integration-services
ms.topic	concept-article
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GETDATE (SSIS Expression)

[!INCLUDEsqlserver-ssis]

Returns the current date of the system in a DT_DBTIMESTAMP format. The GETDATE function takes no arguments.

Note

The length of the return result from the GETDATE function is 29 characters.

Syntax

  
GETDATE()  

Arguments

None

Result Types

DT_DBTIMESTAMP

Expression Examples

This example returns the year of the current date.

DATEPART("year",GETDATE())  

This example returns the number of days between a date in the ModifiedDate column and the current date.

DATEDIFF("dd",ModifiedDate,GETDATE())  

This example adds three months to the current date.

DATEADD("Month",3,GETDATE())  

See Also

GETUTCDATE (SSIS Expression)
Functions (SSIS Expression)