we have a column of int/varchar datatype,but when we run
the report we should get the date format
i.e., suppose date key is a query item consists of data as
20040105,20030503,20060410.......
output should be 5 jan 2004,3 may2003,10 apr
2006..........respectively.Can i knnow the answer

Answer Posted / venkapa naidu

I Dont the answer in congnos but in ORACLE
SELECT TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(Value,'J'),'DD-MON-YYYY') FROM DUAL;
is the query

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