Convert string to date in Oracle SQL?
Convert string to date in Oracle SQL?
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17-Jul-2023
Aryan Kumar
18-Jul-2023Sure, here is how you can convert a string to a date in Oracle SQL:
SQL
This code will convert the string
2023-07-18
to a date in the formatDD-MM-YYYY
. TheTO_DATE()
function takes two arguments: the string to convert and the date format. The date format is a string that specifies the format of the string to convert.Here is a table of some of the common date formats that you can use with the
TO_DATE()
function:DD-MM-YYYY
YYYY-MM-DD
MM/DD/YYYY
DD Mon YYYY
You can also use the
TO_DATE()
function to convert a string in a custom format to a date. For example, the following code converts a string in the format "YYYYMMDD" to a date:SQL
This code would also return the date
2023-07-18
.The
TO_DATE()
function is a powerful tool that you can use to convert different string formats into dates in Oracle. By using theTO_DATE()
function, you can ensure that your dates are stored in a consistent format.Here are some examples of how to use the
TO_DATE()
function:SQL