Re: Insert date into Oracle

Allan wrote:
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I think I didn't make myself clear. We have a application which has
> been used for 30 years and now we want to move from Unify database
> into Oracle and also we don't want to change the application code.
>
> Problem is that the application is wrriten by c++ and get the date
> from OS. But now in order to insert the date into Oracle, we have to
> use to_date function to convert the date.
>
> I am just wondering if there is another way around to insert date into
> Oracle without using to_date function and sysdate function. that way
> we don't need modify our c++ code for application.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Alan
>
>
> "paddy_nyr" <mpprpp_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<2h72blF9qr6rU1_at_uni-berlin.de>...
>

>>"Allan" <dragon19993_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:b93d704b.0405211051.73462822_at_posting.google.com...
>>
>>>Here is my SQL Statement:
>>>
>>>insert into AD.aracct_range (acct_range, acct_range_desc, login,
>>>log_date, log_time)
>>>values ('b', 'not applicable', 'wang', to_date('05/21/2004',
>>>'mm/dd/yyyy'), '14:24');
>>>
>>>
>>>Is that any possible to insert date without using to_date function.
>>>Because my application currently migrate from Unify database to
>>>Oracle.
>>>
>>>Thanks in Advance
>>>
>>>Alan
>>>
>>
>>If your going to be using the current date then use 'sysdate' and that will
>>get you both date and time.

Unlikely to be in C++ - I don't think it had been invented yet! ( Bjarne Sroustrup in the early 80's IIRC - hope I spelled his name right :)

However, if you're looking for C developers who are also Oracle DBA's to port your code...?

Steve Received on Mon May 24 2004 - 02:03:52 CDT