pavelmed
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How to use date variables in SELECT Statement within SQLPLUS?
How to use date variables in SELECT Statement within SQLPLUS?
I need to pass to a SQL query some dates obtained from a previous select query.
I have this code:
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#!/bin/ksh
sqlplus -s /nolog > /dev/null 2>&1 <<EOF
connect myusername/mypassword
set echo off
set feedback off
set linesize 500
set pagesize 0
set sqlprompt ''
set term off
set verify off
set trimspool on
column dcolmin new_value begdate noprint
column dcolmax new_value enddate noprint
select mindate dcolmin, maxdate dcolmax from mytable;
spool /mydirectory/myfile.csv
select <my code> from mytable_1 a
where a.check_date between &begdate. and &enddate.
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This error is written to the output file:
and a.check_date between 26-FEB-10 and 19-MAR-10
*
ERROR at line 21:
ORA-00904: "MAR": invalid identifier
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(Please note that the dates are correct. Please also note that if the dates
for the check_date are hardcoded, the query works OK:
and a.check_date between '26-FEB-2010' and '19-MAR-2010' - WORKS FINE!
What is a right way to use date variables in SELECT Statement within SQLPLUS?
Thank you!
I need to pass to a SQL query some dates obtained from a previous select query.
I have this code:
--------------------------
#!/bin/ksh
sqlplus -s /nolog > /dev/null 2>&1 <<EOF
connect myusername/mypassword
set echo off
set feedback off
set linesize 500
set pagesize 0
set sqlprompt ''
set term off
set verify off
set trimspool on
column dcolmin new_value begdate noprint
column dcolmax new_value enddate noprint
select mindate dcolmin, maxdate dcolmax from mytable;
spool /mydirectory/myfile.csv
select <my code> from mytable_1 a
where a.check_date between &begdate. and &enddate.
--------------------------
This error is written to the output file:
and a.check_date between 26-FEB-10 and 19-MAR-10
*
ERROR at line 21:
ORA-00904: "MAR": invalid identifier
--------------------------
(Please note that the dates are correct. Please also note that if the dates
for the check_date are hardcoded, the query works OK:
and a.check_date between '26-FEB-2010' and '19-MAR-2010' - WORKS FINE!
What is a right way to use date variables in SELECT Statement within SQLPLUS?
Thank you!
mohsajdi
Check the NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter
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I was able to resolve it by first using to_char() to reformat "mindate" and "maxdate" to DD-MM-YYYY,
and then in the second select statement using to_date() to reformat the values back to the date format.
I am assigning points to sandeshi since his suggestion is close to what I was doing.
Thank you!
and then in the second select statement using to_date() to reformat the values back to the date format.
I am assigning points to sandeshi since his suggestion is close to what I was doing.
Thank you!
Hi pavelmed,
I'm glad that my answer came close to what you've finally implemented. Just as a gentle reminder, as stated by you above probably you've forgotten to assign the points and close this question.
Thanks,
Sandesh.
I'm glad that my answer came close to what you've finally implemented. Just as a gentle reminder, as stated by you above probably you've forgotten to assign the points and close this question.
Thanks,
Sandesh.
ASKER
Sorry Sandesh,
I did forgot to assign points. Doing this now.
I did forgot to assign points. Doing this now.
Hey! Thanks.