It must have converted the date to metric.
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Don't believe me?? Try this:
create table test(the_date date);
insert into test values (to_date('10-05-1582','mm-dd-yyyy') );
select to_char(the_date, 'mm/dd/yyyy') from test;
What do you get? :-))
Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP
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CSX Midtier Database Administration
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efficient of you.
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