Many thanks add_monthes(sysdate,-3) is working but date-30 will not work because I need to get the same day of the last month
Best Regards, Iyad On 18/06/2009, ddf <orat...@msn.com> wrote: > > > > On Jun 18, 4:16 am, sonty <saurabh.zen...@gmail.com> wrote: >> You don't actually require a function to do so, >> >> try >> >> select your_date-30*number_of_months_to_remove from your_table; >> >> or something similar. >> >> Regards, >> Sonty >> >> On Jun 18, 1:32 pm, Mouhammed Iyad <iya...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Nice day Dears, >> >> > I know that there is a function for add_month() >> > but is there a function or a way to remove a number of monthes from date >> > ??? >> >> > Best Regards, >> > Iyad- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Yet the supplied add_months function will also subtract months when > the number of months is negative: > > SQL> select sysdate, add_months(sysdate, -4) from dual; > > SYSDATE ADD_MONTH > --------- --------- > 18-JUN-09 18-FEB-09 > > SQL> > > and add_months is more reliable than having to use the usual date > arithmetic as months vary in length. > > > David Fitzjarrell > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Oracle PL/SQL" group. To post to this group, send email to Oracle-PLSQL@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to oracle-plsql-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Oracle-PLSQL?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
