Re: How is date storeed in column?

"Beginner" <NOSPAM_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:OlJ65.167$Hs3.3966_at_news1.mts.net...
> Randy, thanks for your help...
> What I need to know though, is how can I retrieve the time value of a date
> entered into the database?
> ie: A user makes an entry, I want to track the time it was placed.
> Currently it's entering SYSDATE in that field, but when I do a select, it
> shows only DD-MON-YY. Does it store the time as well? IF so, how can I
> retrieve it, if not, how can I do so?
> Thanks!

to_char(<date value>,<format mask>)

example:

select to_char(sysdate,'MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI:SS) from dual;

The format mask is pretty versatile - about anything you can dream up (within reason) can be put there.

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-Matt Received on Thu Jun 29 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT