From Java the input paramter to a procedure is given as TIME.TYPE
so the format is
'Fri May 01 00:00:00 CST 2010'
'DY Mon DD 00:00:00 CST YYYY'
I want to change to either -- DD-MON-YY or MM-DD-YY or any other format where I
will be able to insert into the table.
Please Help!!
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Hi sdstuber
Thanks for the reply. this insert is in a pkg.proc so for the date i/p param is given as TIME.types
so it's like this 'Fri May 01 00:00:00 CST 2010' i will be changing this format and assign it to a local variable and then use that local variable in the INSERT.. Values..() clause
How could I change the format if it's the above format ?? It gives me ORA-01858 error if i do this..
select to_date(''Fri May 01 00:00:00 CST 2010','MM-DD-YY') from dual
OR
select to_date(''Fri May 01 00:00:00 CST 2010','MM-DD-YY') from dual
think of it like this. What does "now" look like? It sounds runny, right? Because I'm asking you to describe a point in time and points in time don't have a look about them.
A date value is just a point in time. You can describe "now" by writing it down something like this... Nov. 11, 2009 9:29 pm but that string of letters, numbers and punctuation isn't "now" it's simply a description of that point in time.
Same with a date value. The date is a point in time (down to the second resolution) the point itself doesn't have a format, only strings used to describe the point have a format.
The date is "only" the date. Of course there is an internal representation in oracle but it's not a string. A date column/variable is a set of 7 bytes storing numeric information.
When Oracle is forced to display a value it will create a string to do so, either one formatted by you or by an implicit TO_CHAR with the default nls_date_format date mask.
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by: sdstuberPosted on 2009-11-04 at 14:52:57ID: 25744952
insert into your_table (your_date) values (to_date(your_time_type_va