RE: how to define date column in a table with only mm/dd/yyyy

From: William Beilstein <BeilstWH_at_OBG.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 14:44:08 -0500
Message-Id: <10667.120847@fatcity.com>

Don't use varchar2. Simply store the trunc value, which throws away the = time portion. For example

insert into my_table values(TRUNC(SYSDATE))

While the ability to store time is still there, what is stored is only the = date portion.

>>> Raj Gopalan <raj.gopalan_at_netdecisions.co.uk> 11/01/00 01:30PM >>>
Otherwise, write a insert/update trigger on the table to use TRUNC = function
to store the date value.

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If you store it as format DATE it will contain time portion. If you only want to store date you store it as varchar2.

HTH,
Ruth
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To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 12:31 PM

> Hi All,
>
> I have table that contains a column - TRADE_DATE.
>
> This column should always contain only the date portion - mm/dd/yyyy. =
It
> SHOULD NOT contain time portion.
>
> Is there any way, I can define this column or can I use some kind of
> constraint clauses on this column? If yes, please tell me how to do =
this.
>
> TIA,
>
> Rao
>
>
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