How to print GETDATE() in SQL Server with milliseconds in time?

Question

I want to print GETDATE() in SQL Server 2008, I need the time with milliseconds (this is for debugging purpose - to find sp\'s execution time )

I find this Difference

Answer 1

Create a function with return format yyyy-mm-hh hh:mi:ss.sss

create function fn_retornaFecha (@i_fecha datetime)
returns varchar(23)
as
begin
declare 
@w_fecha varchar(23),
@w_anio  varchar(4),
@w_mes   varchar(2),
@w_dia   varchar(2),
@w_hh    varchar(2),
@w_nn    varchar(2),
@w_ss    varchar(2),
@w_sss   varchar(3)

select @w_fecha = null

if ltrim(rtrim(@i_fecha)) is not null 
begin
   select
   @w_anio = replicate('0',4-char_length( convert(varchar(4), year(@i_fecha)) )) + convert(varchar(4), year(@i_fecha)),
   @w_mes  = replicate('0',2-char_length( convert(varchar(2),month(@i_fecha)) )) + convert(varchar(2),month(@i_fecha)),
   @w_dia  = replicate('0',2-char_length( convert(varchar(2),  day(@i_fecha)) )) + convert(varchar(2),  day(@i_fecha))  ,
   @w_hh   = replicate('0',2-char_length( convert(varchar(2),datepart( hh, @i_fecha ) ) )) + convert(varchar(2),datepart( hh, @i_fecha ) ),
   @w_nn   = replicate('0',2-char_length( convert(varchar(2),datepart( mi, @i_fecha ) ) )) + convert(varchar(2),datepart( mi, @i_fecha ) ),
   @w_ss   = replicate('0',2-char_length( convert(varchar(2),datepart( ss, @i_fecha ) ) )) + convert(varchar(2),datepart( ss, @i_fecha ) ),
   @w_sss  = convert(varchar(3),datepart( ms, @i_fecha ) ) + replicate('0',3-DATALENGTH( convert(varchar(3),datepart( ms, @i_fecha ) )  ))


   select @w_fecha = @w_anio + '-' + @w_mes + '-' + @w_dia + ' ' + @w_hh + ':' + @w_nn + ':' + @w_ss + '.' + @w_sss
end

return @w_fecha

end
go

Example

select fn_retornaFecha(getdate())

and the result is: 2016-12-21 10:12:50.123

Answer 2

these 2 are the same:

Print CAST(GETDATE() as Datetime2 (3) )
PRINT (CONVERT( VARCHAR(24), GETDATE(), 121))

Answer 3

If your SQL Server version supports the function FORMAT you could do it like this:

select format(getdate(), 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff')

Answer 4

SELECT CONVERT( VARCHAR(24), GETDATE(), 113)

UPDATE

PRINT (CONVERT( VARCHAR(24), GETDATE(), 121))

Answer 5

Try Following

DECLARE @formatted_datetime char(23)
SET @formatted_datetime = CONVERT(char(23), GETDATE(), 121)
print @formatted_datetime

Answer 6

This is equivalent to new Date().getTime() in JavaScript :

Use the below statement to get the time in seconds.

SELECT  cast(DATEDIFF(s, '1970-01-01 00:00:00.000', '2016-12-09 16:22:17.897' ) as bigint)

Use the below statement to get the time in milliseconds.

SELECT  cast(DATEDIFF(s, '1970-01-01 00:00:00.000', '2016-12-09 16:22:17.897' ) as bigint)  * 1000