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TO_DATE(SYSDATE)<br />
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don't do TO_DATE() on SYSDATE, it's already a date<br />
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&nbsp; just put the TRUNC directly against the sysdate result as shown in the first post
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TO_DATE(SYSDATE)

don't do TO_DATE() on SYSDATE, it's already a date

  just put the TRUNC directly against the sysdate result as shown in the first post

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Experts,<br />
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Does anyone know the syntax in Oracle to find a date?<br />
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Examples:<br />
the first day of the current month<br />
The first day of the current week
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Experts,

Does anyone know the syntax in Oracle to find a date?

Examples:
the first day of the current month
The first day of the current week

using sysdate in an Oracle query

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