Issues with dates not storing correctly on a data entry screen

Question

We are using Application Express 3.0.1.00.08
I have a table which I have written a data entry screen for, the user enters most of the fields on theentry screen, howevere there are some fields that I would like to populate when a biutton is pressed e.g last_updated_date and creation_date.
I have a on submit after computations and validation process with the following code to set the last updated date:
begin
:P1_LAST_UPDATED := to_date(sysdate,'DD-MON-RRRR HH24:MI');
end;
I am setting the creation date at the same time as getting the primary key as follows:
declare
function get_pk return varchar2
is
begin
for c1 in (select XX_SVS_SEQ.nextval next_val
from dual)
loop
return c1.next_val;
end loop;
end;
begin
:P1_ID := get_pk;
:P1_CREATION_DATE := sysdate;
:P1_CREATED_BY := :F380_OSS_USER_ID;
end;
However the dates are being written to the database incorrectly they are being written with a year 0009 instead of 2009.
Does anyone know how I can get hidden dates in a data entry form to write correctly to the database.
Regards
Kay

Answer 1

It could be done as a database trigger but surely APEX should be capable of saving the correct date format of an item.
Since my original post I have managed to get the dates stored with the correct year in the hidden fileds by doing the following in my process:
:P1_LAST_UPDATED := to_date(sysdate,'DD-MON-RRRR HH24:MI');
however for some reason the date is being stored with the correct year now as 2009 , but the time element is not being stored any ideas?