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Re: Need a function

From: <bhogak_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 21:23:38 GMT
Message-ID: <71daoq$oij$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>


Hi!
Try something like this:

IF TO_DATE(last_date,'DD-MON-YYYY')=TRUNC(LAST_DAY(last_date)) THEN   RETURN ...
Hope this helps.
Thanks
-Kumar

In article <363d63d5.6763515_at_news.twsc.pouchen.com.tw>,   violin.hsiao_at_mail.pouchen.com.tw (Violin) wrote:
> Hello,
> I have to create a procedure:
> CREATE PROCEDURE TEST (start_date IN VARCHAR2,
> end_date IN
VARCHAR2)
> If the start_date is the first day of the month and
> the end_date is the last day of the month
> ex.start_date='19981001' and end_date='19981031'
> Then return the first day of last month and
> the end day of last month.
> return '19980901' and '19980930'.
>
> I want to know is there any function to verify
> if the end_date is the last day of the month.
> or how to create a function for the purpose.
>
> Thank you for your help.
> Please Cc to: violin.hsiao_at_mail.popuchen.com.tw,Thanks.
>
> Violin.
>

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