because it is. its not a problem with oracle, its a problem with the way the query is written.
make the date mask YYYY/MM/DD HH24:MI:SS instead. last i checked in math101, a number(or character string) 8 digits long, that starts with a 31 is larger than an 8 digit number starting with 01. joe karthikeyan S wrote: >Hi All, > >I am using the to_char function in the following query. But it treats the date >'31/12/2001' as greater than '01/01/2002'. >Is there any solution to fix this problem? > > select distinct(a.default_type_id), a.new_val > from amend_default_value a, amend_default_value b > where a.effective_from <= sysdate and > a.effective_to >= sysdate and > a.group_id = '942' and > a.default_type_id = b.default_type_id and > to_char(a.updated_date,'dd/mm/yyyy hh:mi:ss') = > ( select max(to_char(updated_date,'dd/mm/yyyy hh:mi:ss')) > from amend_default_value c > where c.effective_from <= sysdate and > c.effective_to >= sysdate and > c.group_id = '942' and > c.default_type_id = b.default_type_id); > >Thanks in advance. > >regards, >Karthik > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Joe Testa 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).
