Dates in Personal Oracle 8

I wish to insert a date of 10/24/00. My sql looks like the following: INSERT INTO TESTDATE VALUES (to_date('10-24-00 1:35', 'mm/dd/yy hh24:mi')); Personal Oracle 8.0 ignores the to_date function and creates the date as 24-OCT-00. Why can't I store a date in Oracle 8 personal edition in this format

Hi Paul,
this is the default layout when You query a date field, if You use a query like that:
SELECT TO_CHAR(date_field, 'MM.DD.YYHH24:MI') FROM testdate
/You'll see the result as:
10.24.00 01:35
Bye Max
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