Not able to use date with time in sql query

Question

Hi,
select a.contract_number,b.start_date,b.end_date,b.price_negotiated,b.attribute_category,b.attribute1,a.sts_code,a.contract_number_modifier,b.cle_id,b.creation_date
from OKC_K_HEADERS_ALL_B a,OKC_K_LINES_B b
where a.id = b.dnz_chr_id
and b.cle_id is not null
and a.contract_number_modifier is not null
and a.sts_code in ('ACTIVE','SIGNED','60 DAY HOLD','HOLD')
and b.creation_date between to_date('21-10-2013 9:19:48','DD-MM-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')  and  sysdate;
If I execute this query in toad it is giving me proper results.This query populates the results between the two date with time.
But I am facing issue when I am using this query in the procedure. The procedure is as below.
If I use the same query in the procedure I am getting wrong output.
CREATE OR REPLACE procedure xx_prog_upd_annualized_amt(errbuf out varchar2, retcode out varchar2)
as
cursor c1 (l_date in varchar2)is
select a.contract_number,b.start_date,b.end_date,b.price_negotiated,b.attribute_category,b.attribute1,a.sts_code,a.contract_number_modifier,b.cle_id
from OKC_K_HEADERS_ALL_B a,OKC_K_LINES_B b
where a.id = b.dnz_chr_id
and b.cle_id is not null
and a.contract_number_modifier is not null
and a.sts_code in ('ACTIVE','SIGNED','60 DAY HOLD','HOLD')
and b.creation_date between  to_date(l_date,'DD-MM-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')  and  sysdate;
v_date varchar2(100);
v_total_days number;
v_annualized_amount number;
begin
begin
select max(fcr.actual_start_date) into v_date
from fnd_concurrent_programs_vl fcp
,fnd_concurrent_requests fcr
where fcp.concurrent_program_id = fcr.concurrent_program_id
and fcp.user_concurrent_program_name like 'Renewed Annualized Amount Updation';
exception
when others then
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.log,'Invalid date');
end;
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,v_date);
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,sysdate);
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,'***************Start of Program***************');
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,'***************Hi***************');
For i in c1(v_date) loop
SELECT
         1
       + 30 * TRUNC (MONTHS_BETWEEN ( TO_DATE (i.end_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY'),  TO_DATE (i.start_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY')))
       + LEAST (EXTRACT (DAY FROM TO_DATE (i.end_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY')), 30)
       - LEAST (EXTRACT (DAY FROM TO_DATE (i.start_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY')), 30)
       + CASE
            WHEN EXTRACT (DAY FROM TO_DATE (i.end_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY')) < EXTRACT (DAY FROM TO_DATE (i.start_date, 'DD-MON-YYYY')) THEN 30
            ELSE 0
         END
          daysbetween into v_total_days
  FROM dual;
  fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,i.contract_number);
  fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,v_total_days);
  If v_total_days < 360 then
  v_annualized_amount := (360*i.price_negotiated)/v_total_days;
  update OKC_K_LINES_B
  set attribute_category = 'Annualized Amount',attribute1 = v_annualized_amount
  where cle_id = i.cle_id;
   fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,v_annualized_amount);
    fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,i.cle_id);
    elsif v_total_days >= 360 then
  update OKC_K_LINES_B
  set attribute_category = 'Annualized Amount',attribute1 = i.price_negotiated
  where cle_id = i.cle_id;
  end if;
end loop;
commit;
fnd_file.put_line(fnd_file.output,'***************End of Program***************');
null;
end;

Answer 1

SureshM wrote:
Hi Purvesh,
Apologize for not giving the sufficient information.
max(fcr.actual_start_date) = here I am getting date with time (for eg :9/4/2012 6:47:49 PM)
Datatype for this column is date.
This actual start date I am storing in varchar2 variable and then converting this value to date with time.
My requirement is to pick the rows between the two timestamps which I am unable to do in the procedure.
Regards
Suresh
YOu are losing the Time information while fetching the data into a VARCHAR2 variable. change the datatype of v_date to DATE and get rid of the TO_DATE logic in cursor and simply use v_date variable.
Message was edited by: PurveshK misread.