Date format writing to oracle

[aladap12]

Hi All,

I have a issue with date format.

We are reading from seq file and loading in oracle db.
In source stage I am getting a date column as 'mm-dd-yyyy.hh.mm.ss' and it is having char data type in source side.

We are loding that in to date column (date (data type)) in oracle table.

Question is I have insert to table in format line 'dd/mm/yyyy'

I have used several fuction like string todate and all.

Is theere any way to do that . Please advise me.

I appriciate your time and patience.

Thanks
VKR

[Sainath.Srinivasan]

Can you post the syntax of StringToDate and how you used it so others can guide you.

[chulett]

I have insert to table in format like 'dd/mm/yyyy'

No, you don't. Unfortunately, if you think you do, that means you don't really understand DATE fields or how to work with them via SQL.

What is your target stage? Is the SQL generated or user-defined? Those answers will help figure out what really needs (or should) happen.

[aladap12]

I have insert to table in format like 'dd/mm/yyyy'

No, you don't. Unfortunately, if you think you do, that means you don't really understand DATE fields or how to work with them via SQL.

What is your target stage? Is the SQL generated or user-defined? Those answers will help figure out what really needs (or should) happen.

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target stage is oracle table, and it is genarated sql.

Thanks
Vkr

[chulett]

Target stage please, Oracle Enterprise? If so, set to what Write Method? What data type are you using in the job itself for this field - Date or Timestamp? Can you post the generated SQL?

The more details you provide up front, the sooner we can stop dancing and get you to a proper solution.

[aladap12]

Thanks for the response.

Target stage is Oracle Enterprise.
We are using upsert and the field data type is date.

Thanks
Vkr

[kogads]

Assuming you are reading data in one field
field1 -> 'mm-dd-yyyy.hh.mm.ss'
StringTodate(field1[1,10],'%mm-%dd-%yyyy') should work.