Re: Subtract Hours From A Given Date

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:02:33 -0400, you wrote:

>Thomas Kyte wrote:
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>> or
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>> select (sysdate - 5/24) from dual
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>I don't trust that method since it depends on irrational numbers.

trust it or not -- it works and is counted on working (its the way to do it)...

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Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Fri Sep 10 1999 - 12:03:55 CDT