Custom Sql fails when using Date Parameter

Question

I need to do following using DB adapter
select count(*) from some_table where creation_date >= #from_date and creation_date <= #to_date
I used Custom sql options, but It did not asked for add params. so I added manually above params in the query. I am getting following query. I don't know how to get this working. i am on 10.1.3.
Here I am getting from and to dates from a AQ message. AQ has from and to_date as date type elements. I am doing copy assign of these to SQL input params
below is the error.
<messages><input>
<RecordCount_service_InputVariable><part xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
name="XI_RecordCount_serviceInput_msg"><XI_RecordCount_serviceInput xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/pcbpel/adapter/db/XI_RecordCount_service">
<ns0:v_fromdate1 xmlns="" xmlns:ns0="http://xmlns.oracle.com/pcbpel/adapter/db/XI_RecordCount_service">2008-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00</ns0:v_fromdate1>
<ns0:v_todate1 xmlns="" xmlns:ns0="http://xmlns.oracle.com/pcbpel/adapter/db/XI_RecordCount_service">2008-01-31T00:00:00.000-06:00</ns0:v_todate1>
<ns0:v_fromdate2 xmlns="" xmlns:ns0="http://xmlns.oracle.com/pcbpel/adapter/db/XI_RecordCount_service">2008-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00</ns0:v_fromdate2>
<ns0:v_todate2 xmlns="" xmlns:ns0="http://xmlns.oracle.com/pcbpel/adapter/db/XI_RecordCount_service">2008-01-31T00:00:00.000-06:00</ns0:v_todate2>
</XI_RecordCount_serviceInput>
</part></RecordCount_service_InputVariable></input><fault><bindingFault xmlns="http://schemas.oracle.com/bpel/extension"><part name="code"><code>1861</code>
</part><part name="summary"><summary>file:/u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.3/bpm/bpel/domains/arun/tmp/.bpel_XI_P2EU_Allegro_Service_1.0_79d8666bc8efe5a375691e0a5f06e2e4.tmp/XI_RecordCount_service.wsdl [ XI_RecordCount_service_ptt::XI_RecordCount_service(XI_RecordCount_serviceInput_msg,XI_RecordCount_serviceOutput) ] - WSIF JCA Execute of operation 'XI_RecordCount_service' failed due to: Pure SQL Exception.
Pure SQL Execute of select count(*) record_count FROM XI_TABLE WHERE ( (trunc(CREATION_DATE) >= ? AND TRUNC(CREATION_DATE) &lt;= ?) OR (trunc(last_update_date) >= ? AND TRUNC(last_update_date) &lt;= ?) ) failed. Caused by java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
; nested exception is:
     ORABPEL-11633
Pure SQL Exception.
Pure SQL Execute of select count(*) record_count FROM XI_TABLE WHERE ( (trunc(CREATION_DATE) >= ? AND TRUNC(CREATION_DATE) &lt;= ?) OR (trunc(last_update_date) >= ? AND TRUNC(last_update_date) &lt;= ?) ) failed. Caused by java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
The Pure SQL option is for border use cases only and provides simple yet minimal functionality. Possibly try the "Perform an operation on a table" option instead.
</summary>
</part><part name="detail"><detail>ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
</detail>
</part></bindingFault></fault></messages>

Answer 1

I think the database accepts only your database format' dd-mm-yyyy'.
Try to define #from_date & #to_date as string and use to_date() in your custim sql statement.
Marc