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Re: Any was to format the Month to Display as 'Feb'?

From: Geoff M <gmuldoonnospam_at_scu.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:04:08 +1100
Message-ID: <MPG.1c88fa5f5a29b0f89896be@news.individual.net>


fitzjarrell_at_cox.net says...
>
> CC wrote:
> > When selecting a data field and using to_char() is there any way to
> > have the month appear as Feb instead of FEB? (ie: is there a function
> > to only capitalize the first character of a text field or etc...)

> SQL> select to_char(sysdate, 'Mon') from dual;

And generally for strings, look for the INITCAP function.

G Received on Thu Feb 24 2005 - 16:04:08 CST

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