We must format dates to see all of the information contained in a date column.
We use the TO_CHAR function to do the converting.
SQL> SELECT SYSDATE FROM dual; SYSDATE --------- 29-MAY-07 SQL>
SQL> SELECT TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'ddMONyyyy') Today 2 FROM dual; TODAY --------- 29MAY2007 SQL>