Oracle Insert sysdate

[sorosch]

Hello,

i want to insert SYSDATE into an oracle table.

This works:

		proc sql noprint threads;
		connect to ORACLE as oracle ( user=XX password=XX path=XX );

		INSERT INTO oraCon.TABLENAME
		(
			LAST_UPDATE
		) 
		VALUES
		(
			'01JAN2016:00:00:00'DT
		);
		disconnect from oracle;
		quit;

But how can i insert sysdate/datetime (the actual date and time) instead of the constant "'01JAN2016:00:00:00'DT"?

Thank you very much.

Best regards

George

[Reeza]

Use the DATETIME() function. 

*Create a macro variable;
%let myDate = %sysfunc(datetime(), datetime21.);

*Display macro variable for testing;
%put &myDate;

[RW9 · Accepted solution]

Maybe (can't check it):

		VALUES
		(
			"%sysfunc(date(),date9.):%sysfunc(time(),tod8.)"dt
		);

[sorosch]

Thanks you very much

Best regards

George

[Tom]

The automatic macro variables SYSDATE9 and SYSTIME are set to the date and time when your SAS session started. If you want to use those then change use something like:

proc sql noprint threads;
connect to ORACLE as oracle ( user=XX password=XX path=XX );
INSERT INTO oraCon.TABLENAME (LAST_UPDATE)
VALUES ("&sysdate9:&systime"dt)
;
disconnect from oracle;
quit;

If instead you want to use the current date and time then you can call the DATETIME() function instead.  The VALUES statement does not take functions so wrap the function call in the %SYSFUNC() macro function.

VALUES (%sysfunc(datetime()))

[sorosch]

Thank you very much - works also correct:)