To_date query nt working properly

Question

SELECT auction_header_id,
ABSTRACT_DETAILS,
AUCTION_STATUS,CLOSE_BIDDING_DATE,INT_ATTRIBUTE1,
to_date(Int_attribute1,'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss')
FROM PON_AUCTION_HEADERS_ALL
WHERE auction_header_id=xyz;
The above qury resulting error
ORA-01830: date format picture ends before converting entire input string.

Answer 1

It looks like data in TIMEGROUP.TIME_GROUP_STARTED/TIME_GROUP_ENDED column(s) do not match 'HH24:MI' format - some of them are longer.
Please tryu to alter the session and run the query again.
Steps Could Be:
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Current Query Having Error:
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SQL> select to_date( '03-APR-2012 11:550', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI' ) from dual;
select to_date( '03-APR-2012 11:550', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI' ) from dual
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01830: date format picture ends before converting entire input string
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Alter The Session
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SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss';
Session altered.
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Now Run the same Query:
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select to_date( '03-APR-2012 11', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI' ) from dual;
TO_DATE('03-APR-201
2012-04-03 11:00:00
1 row selected.
Hope this Help ...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards,
Prem