Category: 05. Data Function

Description: Calculates the number of months between two dates.Purpose: Determining time intervals in months.Syntax: MONTHS_BETWEEN(date1, date2)Parameters: Returns: The number of months between the two dates.Example: MONTHS_BETWEEN(‘2024-01-01’, ‘2023-09-26’) returns approximately 3.16.Notes: Can return fractional months.Use Case: Analyzing payment terms or contract durations

Description: Returns the current date and time in the session time zone.Purpose: Getting accurate timestamps based on user time zones.Syntax: CURRENT_DATEParameters: None.Returns: Current date and time in the session time zone.Example: SELECT CURRENT_DATE FROM dual; returns the current timestamp.Notes: Different from SYSDATE, which uses the server’s time zone.Use Case: Ensuring timestamps are relevant to user…