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TO_DATE FORMAT [message #549801]

Wed, 04 April 2012 00:04

ORA_KRISH
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Hii All,

select to_date('31-12-2012','DD-MM-RRRR') from dual;

OUT PUT : '12/31/2012'

is't possible to show the date format like

'31-12-2012'

without converting to char

Regards

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Re: TO_DATE FORMAT [message #549802 is a reply to message #549801]

Wed, 04 April 2012 00:06

Littlefoot
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Check the example:

SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'dd.mm.yyyy';

Session altered.

SQL> select to_date('31-12-2012', 'dd-mm-rrrr') from dual;

TO_DATE('3
----------
31.12.2012

SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'dd-mm-yyyy';

Session altered.

SQL> select to_date('31-12-2012', 'dd-mm-rrrr') from dual;

TO_DATE('3
----------
31-12-2012

SQL>

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Re: TO_DATE FORMAT [message #549805 is a reply to message #549802]

Wed, 04 April 2012 00:21

ORA_KRISH
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Hi Littlefoot,

Thanx, its working in SQL PLUS.

But when i run this query in Toad. it returns

select to_date('31-12-2012', 'dd-mm-rrrr') from dual;

out put : 12/31/2012

Regards

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Re: TO_DATE FORMAT [message #549808 is a reply to message #549805]

Wed, 04 April 2012 00:51

rahulvb
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How you are going to use the output ?

1/ in reports ?

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Re: TO_DATE FORMAT [message #549809 is a reply to message #549805]

Wed, 04 April 2012 00:52

Littlefoot
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In TOAD, date format is set in "View - TOAD Options" menu, under the "Data Grids - Data" section.

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Re: TO_DATE FORMAT [message #549811 is a reply to message #549805]

Wed, 04 April 2012 00:58

Michel Cadot
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Quote:

But when i run this query in Toad

So do not use it, anyway it is b...
...But did you try to use the alter session as Littlefoot showed?

And maybe you can investigate TO_CHAR function.

Regards
Michel

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Re: TO_DATE FORMAT [message #549830 is a reply to message #549811]

Wed, 04 April 2012 03:12

cookiemonster
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Alter session doesn't work in most GUI DB tools, including SQLDeveloper, as they don't implicitly to_char dates like sqlplus does. They treat dates as dates (probably java ones). Consequently they all have an option for date format in their options/preferences menus.

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