gogo

rows,err := db.Query("select sysdate from dual")
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error running query")
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }
    defer rows.Close()

    var thedate string
    for rows.Next() {

        rows.Scan(&thedate)
    }
    fmt.Printf("The date is: %s\n", thedate)