String Comparision in pl/sql

Hi,
i executed the below code and found that output should be 5 but it shows 7(always else part). it is not comparing string in case. can anybody state the reason.
declare
check_in_date date;
var_day varchar2(11);
rate_id number;
begin
check_in_date := '23-mar-2013';
select to_char(check_in_date, 'DAY') into var_day from dual;
dbms_output.put_line(var_day);
select case
when VAR_DAY = 'SATURDAY' THEN
5
WHEN VAR_DAY = 'SUNDAY' THEN
6
ELSE
7
END
into rate_id
from dual;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(rate_id);
end;
Thanks.
Vipin

Change this
select to_char(check_in_date, 'DAY') into var_day from dual;as
select to_char(check_in_date, 'fmDAY') into var_day from dual;You need to use the "fm" (format model) specificaton otherwise the value will be right padded with space for the max size.
SQL> select '"' || to_char(sysdate+level, 'DAY') || '"' without_fm,
2 '"' || to_char(sysdate+level, 'fmDAY') || '"' with_fm
3 from dual
4 connect by level <= 7;
WITHOUT_FM WITH_FM
"FRIDAY " "FRIDAY"
"SATURDAY " "SATURDAY"
"SUNDAY " "SUNDAY"
"MONDAY " "MONDAY"
"TUESDAY " "TUESDAY"
"WEDNESDAY" "WEDNESDAY"
"THURSDAY " "THURSDAY"
7 rows selected.

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