If statment help-- with date issue

Question

How can i write this if statment. basically i want to compare my sysdate with start_date -- thanks
IF (sysdate <= (start_date,
to_date('7/14/2005','MM/DD/YYYY')) THEN
               UPDATE test
     SET
          START_DATE = sysdate-1,
               END_DATE = sysdate-1
               WHERE id=5;
END IF;

Answer 1

Is this what you're looking for?
UPDATE test
SET    START_DATE = sysdate-1,
       END_DATE   = sysdate-1
WHERE  id = 5    AND
       trunc(sysdate) <= to_date(start_date, 'MM/DD/YYYY')