Date format problem in pl/sql

Hi all,
I want to convert a date in a text format like below:
7/2/2010 5:15:28 PM
Could someonce advise on how to do to have a the above format please.
Thanks
Luc

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e10592/functions201.htm#i1003589
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e10592/sql_elements004.htm#CDEHIFJA
SQL> select to_date('7/2/2010 5:15:28 PM','mm/dd/yyyy hh:mi:ss pm') from dual;
TO_DATE('
02-JUL-10
SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'mm/dd/yyyy hh:mi:ss pm';
Session altered.
SQL> select to_date('7/2/2010 5:15:28 PM','mm/dd/yyyy hh:mi:ss pm') from dual;
TO_DATE('7/2/20105:15:
07/02/2010 05:15:28 pm
SQL>

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We had the same problem when our application first went live. The
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gary F Giger [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 4:11 AM
To: Rajeev Talwar
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Date Format problem...
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