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Re: Select Statement problem! Specify Month?

From: Thomas J. Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: 2000/03/07
Message-ID: <8a43be$f95$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1

In article <8a422f$edi$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   liam_2e_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> Hello Everyone
> I am currently trying to write a query that I am having a hard time
> with maybe you can help. I am trying to write a query that shows
> everyone’s birthday for the current month. I am having a hard time
> specifying the month. This query should run on any month without
> modification. I believe that I will have to use the sysdate function
> and the last_day function but I am not sure how to put it together!
>
> Thanks for the help
> Liam
>
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> Before you buy.
>

select *
  from T
 where to_char( birth_date, 'MM' ) = to_char(sysdate,'MM') /

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