RE: data query question

How about
select distinct to_char(question_date,'DD-MON-YYYY'),question_date from student_profile
where student_id = 10 order by question_date;

-Ajay
-----Original Message-----
From: Rivera, Claudia [mailto:crivera_at_utep.edu] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 12:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: data query question

Hello everyone:
I have a question about a query dealing with dates. This is my origina query:
select distinct to_char(question_date,'DD-MON-YYYY') from student_profile where student_id = 10;
I get the following results:

04-JAN-2001
05-JAN-2001
07-NOV-2000
08-NOV-2000
09-JAN-2001
14-NOV-2000
15-DEC-2000
15-NOV-2000
18-JAN-2001
19-DEC-2000
20-DEC-2000
21-DEC-2001

I am getting the correct results, but not in the order I expected
(chronological order). I have tried "order by question_date' but no success.

Thanks in advance!

--------------Claudia V. Casas-----------------

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