Converting a char(8) to a date format field and doing a update NOT insert

Here is the sql ...
update oh_desc SET refdate = TO_DATE ('refchar', 'YYYYMMDD');
Here is the database layout ...
SQL> describe oh_desc;
Name Null? Type
CORP CHAR(3)
PEID CHAR(6)
REFCHAR CHAR(8)
REFDATE DATE
REF CHAR(10)
OHDESC CHAR(45)
I'm trying to fill out the refdate field (defined as date and empty) with the char field called refchar (char date defined as 'YYYYMMDD'.
I know I need to use the 'TO_DATE' sql but all examples I can find have a hardcoded string that is the input data instead of a field from a table.
I get the following error when executing the sql ...
update oh_desc SET refdate = TO_DATE ('refchar', 'YYYYMMDD')
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01841: (full) year must be between -4713 and +9999, and not be 0
Got any ideas ? Thanks :)

Remove the single quotes around refcar.
So the update should be:
UPDATE oh_desc SET refdate = TO_DATE(refchar, 'YYYYMMDD')

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