Can I use SYSDATE for retrieving data?

Question

Hi all,
I'm working on MS Windows XP SP3 and my date format in oracle is '01-DEC-2008'. Now I have created a table with DATE type column then I insert a record in it using the SYSDATE like this
INSERT INTO Birthdays (ID, Name, BDate)
VALUES (1, 'Zikas', SYSDATE)Then when I try to retrieve this record after I have inserted in (in the same day I mean) by the Select statement
SELECT *
FROM Birthdays
WHERE BDate = SYSDATEthere is no records retrieved. So how to insert a record with SYSDATE and then retrieve it also using SYSDATE?
Thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

Zikas,
Sysdate gives you current data and time and you saved your record in past (like 1 minute ago or 1 hr go), though date are same but time is different as mentioned in the previous post. Take a look this example and make sure you commit after insert.
CREATE TABLE birthday (
   id NUMBER,
   name VARCHAR2 (30),
   bday DATE
INSERT INTO Birthday (ID, Name, BDay)
VALUES (1, 'Zikas', SYSDATE)
commit;
SQL> select * from birthday where trunc(bday)=trunc(sysdate);
        ID NAME                           BDAY
         1 Zikas                          28-DEC-08Regards