Why would you want to do that - convert two dates into a char and then compare them ? This is not a problem but it is how char comparisions work. They are compared char by char to see which one is greater on the ASCII chart.
See this : SQL > select '1' from dual where '3' > '10'; ' - 1 Babu karthikeyan S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@fatcity.com on 08/14/2002 11:53:53 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Hi All, I am using the to_char function in the following query. But it treats the date '31/12/2001' as greater than '01/01/2002'. Is there any solution to fix this problem? select distinct(a.default_type_id), a.new_val from amend_default_value a, amend_default_value b where a.effective_from <= sysdate and a.effective_to >= sysdate and a.group_id = '942' and a.default_type_id = b.default_type_id and to_char(a.updated_date,'dd/mm/yyyy hh:mi:ss') = ( select max(to_char(updated_date,'dd/mm/yyyy hh:mi:ss')) from amend_default_value c where c.effective_from <= sysdate and c.effective_to >= sysdate and c.group_id = '942' and c.default_type_id = b.default_type_id); Thanks in advance. regards, Karthik -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: karthikeyan S 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: 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).