need some help with oracle 9i (i'm a beginner..)

i'm using oracle 9i
i need to use dates in my database, but i encountered some problems (the language has bit differences with standard sql..). so, when i create a table, for example:
create table TEST (
Name VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,

Day        DATE                                      )

..and then i try to insert something in, i'm not able..

INSERT INTO TEST VALUES ('some_name', '??????')

..i've tried with a lot of combinations to enter some date, but it doesn't
accept.. i've searched for some information, but hadn't found out..

Some one could help me or tell me some url where to find some answer? Received on Wed Jul 09 2003 - 07:18:59 CDT