Re: Setting a JDBC preparedStatement parameter within a to_date() function

Jeremy wrote:

> I am attempting to set a java preparedStatment parameter within a
> to_date function. However, if I do so, a blank query is always
> returned (no exception is thrown). Any help would be appreciated.
>
> The prepared statment contains something like this
>
> ...
> where x.mydate = to_date(?, 'DD-MON-YYYY')
> ...
>
> later on, I use setObject to set the parameter's value:
> prepStmt.setObject(paramNumber, someString)
>
> someString always contains a date format that is readily converted
> using to_date within SQL Plus. I have tried running the same query
> within SQLPlus, and have not had a problem. I have also tried using
> prepStmt.setString()(although this is not general enough for my code)
> and a blank query is still returned.
>
> I am somewhat new at programming with JDBC, so I hope this post makes
> sense. Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
>
> -Jeremy

Why are you using setObject instead of setString here?

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Richard Kuhler