Update date problem

Question

hi,
I am updating the date in a table t1 from the variable v1 as( 1/1/3000) in Varchar format. But when i try storing it i am facing problem. Its storing the date ,, but if i fire a select query ... its showing 1/1/2000.
Not as 1/1/3000
My question is how to update a date from a variable (as varchar format) to a table as 1/1/3000.
Explain me with an example.
Rgds...

Answer 1

Can you please share me an example...see the example below
vp2 varchar2(20):='01/01/3000';
and inserted into dt.d as date .
SQL> alter session set nls_date_format='dd-mm-rrrr hh24:mi:ss';
Session altered.
SQL>
SQL> desc dt
select * from dt; Name                            Null?    Type
D                                  DATE
A                                  VARCHAR2(20)
select * from dt;
SQL> SQL>
D              A
29-06-2009 16:57:00 01/01/3000
declare
vp2 varchar2(20):='01/01/3000';
v1 varchar2(100);
begin
v1:= 'UPDATE dt SET  d =to_date('''|| vp2 || ''',''dd/mm/rrrr'')';
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v1);
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE(v1);
end;
  UPDATE dt SET  d =to_date('01/01/3000','dd/mm/rrrr')
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> SQL>
D              A
01-01-3000 00:00:00 01/01/3000
SQL>