SQL> Syntax: EXTRACT([[YEAR]|[MONTH]|[DAY]|[HOUR]|[MINUTE]|[SECOND]]| [[TIMEZONE_HOUR]|[TIMEZONE_MINUTE]|[TIMEZONE_REGION]|[TIMEZONE_ABBR]) SQL> SQL> SQL> SELECT 2 EXTRACT(YEAR FROM SYSDATE) current_year 3 FROM dual; CURRENT_YEAR ------------ 2008 SQL> SQL>