Need help to determine Next Qtr

Hi All,
I have a requirement to determine intermediate qtrs between start and end qtrs.
for example:
Q1_07 TO Q4_09
OR
Q3_07 TO Q3_10.
dont have start and end date.
Please help.
Thanks

I assume that you are looking for displaying intermittent quarters. below is the generalised query.
select decode(mod(to_number(substr(:start_quarter, 2, 1))+level-1, 4), 0, 4, mod(to_number(substr(:start_quarter, 2, 1))+level-1, 4)) qrtr,
       to_number(substr(:start_quarter, 4, 2))+trunc((to_number(substr(:start_quarter, 2, 1))+level-2)/4) yr
from dual
connect by level <= (to_number(substr(:end_quarter, 4, 2)) - to_number(substr(:start_quarter, 4, 2)))*4 +1 + to_number(substr(:end_quarter, 2, 1)) - to_number(substr(:start_quarter, 2, 1))
/With an example of Q1_07 to Q2_08.
SQL> select decode(mod(to_number(substr('Q1_07', 2, 1))+level-1, 4), 0, 4, mod(to_number(substr('Q1_07', 2, 1))+level-1, 4)) qrtr,
2         to_number(substr('Q1_07', 4, 2))+trunc((to_number(substr('Q1_07', 2, 1))+level-2)/4) yr
3 from dual
4 connect by level <= (to_number(substr('Q2_08', 4, 2)) - to_number(substr('Q1_07', 4, 2)))*4 +1 + to_number(substr('Q2_08', 2, 1)) - to_number(substr('Q1_07', 2, 1))
5 /
      QRTR         YR
         1          7
         2          7
         3          7
         4          7
         1          8
         2          8
6 rows selected.
SQL>Cheers
Sarma.

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