SYSDATE Variable Issues - Need your help!

Question

Hello,
I have reviewed as many of the threads related to date formats, variables and error codes that I could find and I'm still stuck. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. I created a StartTime variable and refresh it using 'select sysdate from dual'. It is an alphanumeric variable, Action = Historize and Default = '01-Oct-2009'. When I check the History Tab the Value =      2009-12-29 00:19:37.0. In the package, I declare the StartTime and LastUpdate variables, then refresh the StartTime variable, then execute the GL_JE_BATCHES interface, then set the LastUpdate variable. The value in the History tab shows this: 2009-12-29 00:19:37.0     .
In my Interface, the filter looks like this: GL_JE_BATCHES.LAST_UPDATE_DATE>='#LastUpdate'. The LAST_UPDATE_DATE field is a DATE datatype. When I view the LAST_UPDATE_DATE field in the source table it appears like this -- 3/27/2001 2:28:40 AM. The default nls date format = 'DD-Mon-YY'.
Trying to execute as it appears above, I am receiving the following error message: java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01861: literal does not match format string. I have tried all kinds of TO_DATE formatting and receive all different error messages.
I must be missing something very, very basic because everyone else can apparently make this work. Again, many thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hi..I am not sure whether I got you correctly, but this is what I have done
create a variable(date_var) as text and in refresh select to_char(sysdate,'mm/dd/yy') from dual and used the same in the interface with exp_date<TO_DATE('#date_var','mm/dd/yy') . It worked for me, hope it works