SQL Reference Guide

YEAR function (ODBC compatible)

Syntax

YEAR ( date_expression )

Description

The scalar function YEAR returns the year as a short integer value in the range of 0 - 9999.

Example

SELECT *

FROM orders

WHERE YEAR (order_date) = 1992 ;

Notes

• The argument to the function must be of type DATE.
• The argument must be specified in the format MM/DD/YYYY.
• The result is of type SHORT.
• If the argument expression evaluates to null, the result is null.