Try this query:
select to_char (sysdate - (1/(24*60) * 5),'HH24:MI:SS') from dual;
^
this subtracts 5 mins from current date time.
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, John Dunn wrote:
>
>
> I want to subtract a minute from a date/time
>
> How can I do this?
>
> John
>
>
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