you should to use something like:
fecha_inicial = "16-May-2001 101010"
and then (when you try to insert):
to_date(:fecha_inicial,'dd-mon-yyyy hh24miss')
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nevarez, Benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Prepared Statement and date
> I believe this is a database specific question
>
> Go to your Oracle SQL*Plus on do some tests like
>
> SQL> insert into emp (empno, hiredate) values (666, '01-Jan-2001');
>
> 1 row created.
>
> Try to use the SQL standard so your program can work on several databases.
> Well, forget my last sentence, if you already are using Oracle you won't
> need any other database never.
>
> Benjamin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Albert Yip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 7:42 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Prepared Statement and date
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just wondering about how should I deal with dates when trying to insert
data
> into db with prepared statements. I tried to use strings like "2001-05-16
> 10:10:10" but it keeps giving me error:
>
> java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
>
> any ideas? I would really appreciate it if someone can give a hand.
>
> Thanks,
> Albert
>
>
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