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-----Mensaje original----- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En nombre de Oracle DBA Enviado el: Saturday, 05 January, 2002 7:35 AM Para: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Asunto: nls_date_format in 8.1.6 we have set nls_date_format to dd-mm-yyyy in parameter file . but all the funtions which have some hard coded date value in the format of dd-mm-yyyy are giving "not a valid month error" example is create or replace function test_bkj(t_date date) return varchar2 is begin if (t_date < '12-12-2001') then t_retval := 'Less Than'; else t_retval := 'Greater Than'; end if; return t_retval; end; SQL> select test_bkj('12-12-2001') from dual; select test_bkj('12-12-2001') from dual * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01843: not a valid month ORA-06512: at "AVLMKT.TEST_BKJ", line 6 ORA-06512: at line 1 when we change the date format in funtion to 'dd/MON/yyyy' keeping the nls_date_format to 'dd-mm-yyyy' we are getting wrong results from function . create or replace function test_bkj(t_date date) return varchar2 is begin if (t_date < '12-DEC-2001') then t_retval := 'Less Than'; else t_retval := 'Greater Than'; end if; return t_retval; end; SQL> select test_bkj('31-12-2001') from dual; TEST_BKJ('31/12/2001') ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Less Than while the results should have been "Greater than" . ............(pl see the if-else condition ) its giving "Less Than" for any date comparison. Pl help . Thanks in advance Brajesh Jaiswal -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Oracle DBA INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ramon Estevez INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
