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Re: Date column as a partition key question

From: Karsten Farrell <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:53:11 GMT
Message-ID: <bkwA9.37$5D1.5594487@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>


Don't know what you mean by doesn't work. How about simplifying your range criteria (see embedded)?

Alex wrote:
> Dear *,
> I have one question, why follozing script does not want to work:
> CREATE TABLE sales (invoice_no NUMBER,
> sale_date DATE NOT NULL,
> sale_id INT NOT NULL)
> PARTITION BY RANGE (
> (to_number (to_char (to_date (sale_date,
> 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS' ), 'MM' )))
> )

PARTITITON BY RANGE ( to_number( sale_date, 'MM') )

> (partition jan VALUES LESS THAN (2),
> partition feb VALUES LESS THAN (3),
> partition mar VALUES LESS THAN (4),
> partition apr VALUES LESS THAN (5),
> partition may VALUES LESS THAN (6),
> partition jun VALUES LESS THAN (7)
> partition jul VALUES LESS THAN (8),
> partition sep VALUES LESS THAN (9),
> partition oct VALUES LESS THAN (10),
> partition nov VALUES LESS THAN (11)
> );
>
>
> Thanks
> Alex
Received on Wed Nov 13 2002 - 11:53:11 CST

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