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You are doing everything right by using a to_date function and specifying the time. The time is there in the database. The trouble is just that when you select a column of DATE datatype from the database, the default format mask doesn't show the time.If you issue a. alter session set nls_date_format = 'dd/MON/yyyy hh24:mi:ss'.ou are doing everything right by using a to_date function and specifying the time. The time is there in the database. The trouble is just that when you select a column of DATE datatype from the database, the default format mask doesn't show the time.
Another way to tell SQL Server how to interpret a string as a date is to use the SET DATEFORMAT command. This command allows you to input strings that would normally not be recognized by SQL server as dates. The SET DATEFORMAT command lets you specify what part of the date is first, second or third.