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sql [message #372551] Wed, 21 February 2001 22:07 Go to next message
Jey
Messages: 4
Registered: February 2001
Junior Member
hi,
when i query like,

select TO_CHAR(add_months(to_date('12/01/01', 'DD/MM/YYYY') ,3),'YYYYMM') from dual

i am getting '000104'

but when i query like,

select TO_CHAR(add_months(to_date('12/01/2001', 'DD/MM/YYYY') ,3),'YYYYMM') from dual

i am getting '200104'. but this one is correct. but i just wondering what's wrong in the year?

Thanks is advance

jey
Re: sql [message #372553 is a reply to message #372551] Thu, 22 February 2001 02:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
J.S HAN
Messages: 12
Registered: November 2000
Junior Member
Hi,
Check below sql.
1* select to_char(to_date('12/01/01', 'DD/MM/YYYY'),'YYYY MM DD') from dual
SQL> /

TO_CHAR(TO
----------
0001 01 12

this means
year : AC 1
month : Jan
day : 12

1* select to_char(to_date('12/01/2001', 'DD/MM/YYYY'),'YYYY MM DD') from dual
SQL> /

TO_CHAR(TO
----------
2001 01 12

OR

1* select to_char(to_date('12/01/01', 'DD/MM/YY'),'YYYY MM DD') from dual
SQL> /

TO_CHAR(TO
----------
2001 01 12
it's collect.
Re: sql [message #372562 is a reply to message #372551] Thu, 22 February 2001 07:23 Go to previous message
me
Messages: 66
Registered: August 2000
Member
to_date('12/01/01', 'DD/MM/YYYY')
returns 12-Jan-0001 because you have specified that you are going to give Oracle a 4 char year format. Oracle will lpad the year with 0 to make up the 4 char year when you do not provide all 4 chars. The following 4 formats will all return year 1:
to_date('12/01/1', 'DD/MM/YYYY')
to_date('12/01/01', 'DD/MM/YYYY')
to_date('12/01/001', 'DD/MM/YYYY')
to_date('12/01/0001', 'DD/MM/YYYY')

to_date('12/01/2001', 'DD/MM/YYYY')
returns 12-Jan-2001 because you have specified all 4 chars.

to_date('12/01/01', 'DD/MM/YY')
returns 12-Jan-2001 because you have specified that you are only going to give a 2 char year format and Oracle will assume you want the current century.
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