SYSDATE format

Hi,
I have to insert SYSDATE in a table (field type - Date) in format 'yyyy-mm-dd hh12:mi:ss AM'.
I have tried "select to_date(sysdate, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh12:mi:ss AM') from dual " and the result was incorrect - 0008.01.09
whereas the result for "select sysdate from dual " was 2009.01.08 15:53:14
Then I have tried "select to_char(sysdate, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh12:mi:ss AM') from dual " and the result was correct - 2009-01-08 03:54:19 PM
but when i am doing the same in the insert statement, getting the following error -
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Please suggest some solution for this problem.
Thanks & Regards
PantherHawk

PantherHawk wrote:
Hi,
I have to insert SYSDATE in a table (field type - Date) in format 'yyyy-mm-dd hh12:mi:ss AM'.
I have tried "select to_date(sysdate, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh12:mi:ss AM') from dual " and the result was incorrect - 0008.01.09
whereas the result for "select sysdate from dual " was 2009.01.08 15:53:14
Then I have tried "select to_char(sysdate, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh12:mi:ss AM') from dual " and the result was correct - 2009-01-08 03:54:19 PM
but when i am doing the same in the insert statement, getting the following error -
ORA-01861: literal does not match format string
Please suggest some solution for this problem.
Thanks & Regards
PantherHawkJust insert sysdate as it's already of DATE datatype. You don't specify a format.
e.g.
insert into tableX (col1)
select sysdate from dual;

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