I guess you need to include the minutes as well: ... to_number(to_char(date_field, HH24:MISS')) > 140000
otherwise the time 14:25:00 will not be greater than 1400 Witold > > > One way would be the following > > SELECT ... > FROM table > WHERE TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(date_field,'HHSS')) > 1400; > > Rick > > > > I need to do a select based upon the time element in a date column. > i.e, eg where the time is greater than 14:00 > > Can anyone provide an example of how to do this? > > John > -- ================================== Witold Iwaniec Sr Software Developer NovaLIS Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.novalistech.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Witold Iwaniec INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
