EXTRACT(extract_field FROM column_reference)
Description
Use EXTRACT to return the year, month, or day field from a DATE or TIMESTAMP column. If the column used with the EXTRACT function contains a NULL value, the return value of EXTRACT will be NULL. If the value is not NULL, EXTRACT returns the value for the specified element in the date, expressed as a SMALLINT.
The Extract_Field parameter may contain any one of the specifiers: YEAR, MONTH, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, or SECOND. The specifiers YEAR, MONTH, and DAY can only be used with DATE and TIMESTAMP columns. The specifiers HOUR, MINUTE, and SECOND can only be used with TIMESTAMP and TIME columns.
SELECT saledate,
EXTRACT(YEAR FROM saledate) AS YY,
EXTRACT(MONTH FROM saledate) AS MM,
EXTRACT(DAY FROM saledate) AS DD
FROM orders
The statement below uses a DOB column (containing birthdates) to filter to those rows where the date is in the month of May. The month field from the DOB column is retrieved using the EXTRACT function and compared to 5, May being the fifth month.
SELECT DOB, LastName, FirstName
FROM People
WHERE (EXTRACT(MONTH FROM DOB) = 5)
