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  3. November 2003

Re: How to convert date in SQL

> I want to display database date (yyyymmdd) in mm/dd/yyyy format.
> how to achive this in SQL query

If the date in the database is a DATE data type, use MONTH, DAY and YEAR to
extract the individual elements.  If the date in the database is a NUMERIC
data type, try using DIGITS and SUBSTR.  DIGITS converts a number to a
character.
  --buck

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