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GET_FORMAT
Return a format string for the specified datetime type and standard. The result format string can be used with DATE_FORMAT and STR_TO_DATE.
Syntax
GET_FORMAT ({DATE | DATETIME | DATE}, {'EUR' | 'ISO' | 'JIS' | 'USA' | 'INTERNAL'})
Return Type
A format string. See DATE_FORMAT for a description of format symbols.
Examples
memsql> select GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'USA');
+-------------------------+
| GET_FORMAT(DATE, 'USA') |
+-------------------------+
| %m.%d.%Y |
+-------------------------+
memsql> select GET_FORMAT(DATETIME, 'INTERNAL');
+----------------------------------+
| GET_FORMAT(DATETIME, 'INTERNAL') |
+----------------------------------+
| %Y%m%d%H%i%s |
+----------------------------------+
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