I figure it out. It's based on Geogrian date. Just add it to "Jan-1-1970'
then use TO_CHAR to convert it
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: mai huynh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>CC: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: date time
>Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 12:35:35 -0800 (PST)
>
>On Sat, 10 Mar 2001, mai huynh wrote:
>
> > does the date time data in Oracle store in long number? From the
>application
> > interface, we enter data in format like '01/02/2001 10:30:00 PM' , when
>I
> > run the query, I get the result in long number as '915134070' . When I
> > compare it to SYSDATE ('SELECT * FROM Mytable WHERE entry_date <
> > SYSDATE-60'), I get the error inconsistent data type. How can I compare
>the
> > field 'entry_date' to the last 60 days? Thanks
>
>You will need to include some code to reproduce this.
>
>Personally, I don't know how to make this happen.
>
>Jared
>
>
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