Syntax
to_nchar_date::=
Text description of to_nchar_date
Purpose
TO_NCHAR (datetime) converts a character string of DATE, TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE, TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE, INTERVAL MONTH TO YEAR, or INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND datatype from the database character set to the national character set.
Examples
SELECT TO_NCHAR(order_date) FROM orders
WHERE order_status > 9;
TO_NCHAR(ORDER_DATE)
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14-SEP-99 08.53.40.223345 AM
13-SEP-99 09.19.00.654279 AM
27-JUN-00 08.53.32.335522 PM
26-JUN-00 09.19.43.190089 PM
06-DEC-99 01.22.34.225609 PM
