How To Convert Dates to Characters in Oracle?
Submitted by: AdministratorYou can convert dates to characters using the TO_CHAR() function as shown in the following examples:
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'DD-MON-YYYY') FROM DUAL;
-- SYSDATE returns the current date
07-MAY-2006
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'YYYY/MM/DD') FROM DUAL;
2006/05/07
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'MONTH DD, YYYY') FROM DUAL;
MAY 07, 2006
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'fmMONTH DD, YYYY') FROM DUAL;
May 7, 2006
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'fmDAY, MONTH DD, YYYY') FROM DUAL;
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2006
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SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'DD-MON-YYYY') FROM DUAL;
-- SYSDATE returns the current date
07-MAY-2006
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'YYYY/MM/DD') FROM DUAL;
2006/05/07
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'MONTH DD, YYYY') FROM DUAL;
MAY 07, 2006
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'fmMONTH DD, YYYY') FROM DUAL;
May 7, 2006
SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'fmDAY, MONTH DD, YYYY') FROM DUAL;
SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2006
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