SQL Server provides us with a quick and easy way to format numbers with commas inserted at the relevant place. For example, 1234.56 can become 1,234.56. Or it can become 1.234,56, if that’s the locale that you’re using.
Continue readingHow to Get the Short Month Name in SQL
Below are examples that demonstrate how to use SQL to return the short month name from a date in the major RDBMSs.
Continue reading2 Ways to Concatenate Strings and Numbers in MariaDB
Here are two ways to concatenate strings and numbers in MariaDB:
- Use the
CONCAT()function, which concatenates its arguments. - Use the pipe concatenation operator (
||), which concatenates its operands.
Below are examples of each.
Continue readingFormat Numbers with a Comma in SQLite
SQLite has a printf() function or format() function that allows us to format numbers according to a format string.
As from SQLite 3.18.0, it accepts a comma flag, which enables us to have comma separators at the thousands marks for integers.
Further work can be done to get it working with real/floating point numbers.
Continue readingDate & Time Units in MySQL (Full List)
Here’s a list of units that can be used in MySQL datetime and interval functions.
Continue readingFormat a Number as Currency in SQLite
SQLite has a PRINTF() function (and now a FORMAT() function) that allows us to format a number based on a format string. For example, we can use this to format the number to a given number of decimal places, plus add a currency symbol to it.
How CONCAT_WS() Works in PostgreSQL
In PostgreSQL, the CONCAT_WS() function concatenates two or more strings, placing a separator between each one. The separator is specified by the first argument.
Concatenate a String and a Number in MySQL
There are a couple of approaches we can use to concatenate strings and numbers in MySQL.
- We can use the
CONCAT()function, which concatenates its arguments. - We can use the pipe concatenation operator (
||), which concatenates its operands.
Below are examples of each.
Continue reading2 Functions that Get the Day, Month, and Year from a Date in Oracle
Oracle Database has the TO_CHAR(datetime) function that enables us to get various date parts from a datetime value.
There’s also the EXTRACT(datetime) function that extracts a specific datetime unit (e.g. day, month, year, etc).
2 Ways to Format your Query Results in SQLcl (Oracle)
When using SQLcl to run queries against Oracle Database, you can specify the output of the query results using the following two options:
- The
SET SQLFORMATcommand - Add a comment shortcut to your query