I suppose if you wanted to collect statistics about hourly usage, then
the minutes info would be necessary
but then, most people don't think about how they really want to use the
date when they add a date field
- "Mercadante, Thomas F" <NDATFM_at_labor.state.ny.us> wrote:
> let's face it Rachel, the date column is probably incorrect as the
> table was
> designed. knowing that it is important in queries, and that the
> minutes
> cause problems during query, your suggestion should have been
> incorporated
> in the original design (or truncing the oracle_date field via a
> trigger).
> both the blessing and curse of the DATE column. great for performing
> date
> math, but a pain when it comes to queries.
>
> Tom Mercadante
> Oracle Certified Professional
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 2:54 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> I don't think you can do it.. I mean, you could change it to trunc
> the
> oracle_date field (that eliminates the minutes) and then do a to_date
> of :b1 but you will still be operating on the oracle_date field.
>
> Okay, I HATE to suggest this, but since the table is small:
>
> add another field to the table oracle_date_2 as a date field. Update
> the table set oracle_date_2=trunc(oracle_date)
>
> add a trigger to fill in oracle_date_2 when you insert a row or
> update
> the oracle_date column
>
>
> create an index on oracle_date_2 and change the query to use that
> column
>
>
> --- Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com wrote:
> >
> > I've got the following SQL statement that is running very long on a
> > nightly
> > data load. The problem is the TO_CHAR function which is
> preventing
> > me from using the index on this small (20,000-row table).
> >
> > This is an 8.0.4 database so it is not possible for me to use
> > make this a function-based index.
> >
> > The problem is that the date field has minutes, etc. included and
> > those need to be eliminated before the comparison can be made.
> > That's why I can't just eliminate the TO_CHAR from both sides
> > of the equation.
> >
> > Isn't there a way that I can pull this function out of the select
> > statement
> > and do it in a preceeding statement? Then I could just pass in
> both
> > variables to this statement without the TO_CHAR and use my index.
> >
> > Is this realistic? How, exactly could it be done?
> >
> >
> > SELECT DATE_KEY
> > FROM DATE_DIM
> > WHERE TO_CHAR(ORACLE_DATE,'DD-MON-YYYY') =
> > TO_CHAR(:b1,'DD-MON-YYYY')
> >
> >
> > SQL> desc date_dim;
> > Name Null? Type
> > ------------------------------- -------- ----
> > DATE_KEY NOT NULL NUMBER(5)
> > ORACLE_DATE NOT NULL DATE
> > DATACOM_DATE NUMBER(6)
> > DATACOM_REVERSE_DATE NUMBER(6)
> > DAY_OF_WEEK NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
> > DAY_NUMBER_IN_MONTH NOT NULL NUMBER(3)
> > DAY_NUMBER_OVERALL NOT NULL NUMBER(9)
> > WEEK_NUMBER_IN_YEAR NOT NULL NUMBER(3)
> > WEEK_NUMBER_OVERALL NOT NULL NUMBER(7)
> > MONTH NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
> > MONTH_NUMBER_OVERALL NOT NULL NUMBER(7)
> > YEAR NOT NULL NUMBER(5)
> > WEEKDAY_IND NOT NULL CHAR(1)
> > LAST_DAY_IN_MONTH_IND NOT NULL CHAR(1)
> > DATA_WAREHOUSE_MOD_DATETIME NOT NULL DATE
> > DATA_MART_MOD_DATETIME NOT NULL DATE
> >
> >
> >
> > SQL> select oracle_date from date_dim where rownum=1;
> >
> > ORACLE_DA
> > ---------
> > 01-JAN-70
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> > Cherie Machler
> > Oracle DBA
> > Gelco Information Network
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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