XSQL and To_Date

Hi,
Here is my problem:
if I perform a query like
select my_date
from my_table
in SQL*Plus, I get results looking like this:
my_date
30.01.01
However, if I use the same query in a XSQL page, I get elements like:
<my_date>30/01/2001 0:0:0</my_date>
Using the To_date function:
select To_date(my_date, 'DD.MM.YY') as my_date
from my_table
returns the same in XSQL.
Am I doing something wrong? How can I get formatted dates?
Thank you in advance.

Simplest way is to use TO_CHAR(my_date) as mydate

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XMLTABLE() with XSQL and XSL

HI Gentlemen,
I have an XMLTYPE table with data loaded in it, which I would like to query with JDeveloper, formatted. For normal relational tables it works fine. However, for an XMLTYPE table, where--in addition--XMLTABLE() must be involved, I only get the constant text portions, not the selected values. (Note that the same works with XML instances file and XSL stylesheet excellently, without JDeveloper.) My question is: How can I reference a coulumn in an XMLTABLE() table that is constructed during query?
Included is the following:
(1) XSQL file in JDeveloper
(2) XSL stylesheet file in JDeveloper
(3) Output of XSQL from JDeveloper when the <?xml-stylesheet...> is commented out
Please help if you have an idea.
(1) XSQL file under public-html
<?xml version="1.0" encoding='windows-1252'?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="untitled1.xsl" ?>
<page xmlns:xsql="urn:oracle-xsql" connection="gksconnection">
<xsql:query xmlns:xsql="urn:oracle-xsql" >
SELECT
des.ziffer,
des.kap_bez,
des.bereich,
des.kapitel,
des.abschnitt,
des.kurztext,
des.langtext,
des.quittungstext
FROM
z p,
XMLTable(XMLNAMESPACES('urn:ehd/001' as "n1", 'urn:ehd/go/001' as "n2"),
                    'for $i in /n1:ehd
where $i/n1:header/n1:provider/n1:organization/n1:id/@EX eq "46" and
                    $i/n1:body/n2:gnr_liste/n2:gnr/@V eq "01700V"
               return $i/n1:body/n2:gnr_liste/n2:gnr[@V="01700V"]'
PASSING p.xml_document
COLUMNS
ziffer      VARCHAR2(12) PATH '@V',
kap_bez VARCHAR2(255) PATH 'n2:allgemein/n2:legende/n2:kap_bez/@DN',
bereich VARCHAR2(255) PATH 'n2:allgemein/n2:legende/n2:kap_bez/n2:bereich/@DN',
kapitel VARCHAR2(255) PATH 'n2:allgemein/n2:legende/n2:kap_bez/n2:kapitel/@DN',
abschnitt VARCHAR2(255) PATH 'n2:allgemein/n2:legende/n2:kap_bez/n2:abschnitt/@DN',
kurztext      VARCHAR2(255) PATH 'n2:allgemein/n2:legende/n2:kurztext/@V',
langtext      VARCHAR2(255) PATH 'n2:allgemein/n2:legende/n2:langtext/@V',
quittungstext VARCHAR2(255) PATH 'n2:allgemein/n2:legende/n2:quittungstext/@V') des

</xsql:query>
</page>
(2) XSL stylesheet under public-html
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252" ?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
xmlns:ehd="urn:ehd/001" xmlns:pe="urn:ehd/go/001">
<xsl:output encoding="ISO-8859-1" method="text/html" />
<xsl:template match="/page">
<html>
<head>
<title>EBM Ziffer</title>
</head>
<body style="font-family:verdana;color:black">
<h2><xsl:text>Ziffer: </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="@V"/>
</h2>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Gültigkeit</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:gueltigkeit/pe:service_tmr/@V"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Bezeichnung Kapitel</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/@V"/>
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/@DN"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Bereich</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/pe:bereich/@V"/>
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/pe:bereich/@DN"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Kapitel</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/pe:kapitel/@V"/>
<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/pe:kapitel/@DN"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Abschnitt</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/pe:abschnitt/@DN"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Unterabschnitt</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/pe:uabschnitt/@DN"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Block</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kap_bez/pe:block/@DN"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Kurztext</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:kurztext/@V"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Langtext</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:langtext/@V"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Langtext (Fortsetzung)</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:langtext_continued/@V"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:text>Quittungstext</xsl:text></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:legende/pe:quittungstext/@V"/></td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Anmerkungen</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1">
<xsl:for-each select="pe:allgemein/pe:anmerkungen_liste/pe:anmerkung">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@V"/></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Leistungsinhalt</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1" >
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Komplex</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Leistung</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:allgemein/pe:leistungsinhalt/pe:komplex">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@V"/></td>
<td>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:leistung">
<xsl:value-of select="@V"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Bewertungen</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Bewertung</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Einheit</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Gebührenordnung</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Leistungserbringerart</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Leistungstyp</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Versorgungsgebiet</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:allgemein/pe:bewertung_liste/pe:bewertung">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@V"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@U"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:gebuehrenordnung/@V"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:leistungserbringerart/@V"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:leistung_typ/@V"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:versorgungsgebiet/@V"/></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Zeitbedarfliste</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Zeit</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Einheit</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Leistungstyp</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:allgemein/pe:zeitbedarf_liste/pe:zeit">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@V"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@U"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:leistung_typ/@V"/></td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Prüfzeit</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Zeitangabe</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Zeiteinheit</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Profiltyp</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:pruefzeit/@V"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:pruefzeit/@U"/></td>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:pruefzeit/pe:zeitprofilart/@V"/></td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>RLV</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Kennzeichen</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:rlv/@V"/></td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Leistungsgruppe</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Code</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="pe:allgemein/pe:leistungsgruppe/@V"/></td>
</tr>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Fachgruppen</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Versorgungsbereich</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Fachgruppe</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:bedingung/pe:fachgruppe_liste/pe:versorgungsbereich">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@V"/></td>
<td>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:fachgruppe">
<xsl:value-of select="@V"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>

<h3><xsl:text>Ausschlußliste</xsl:text></h3>
<table border="1" >
<tr>
<th><xsl:text>Bezugsraum</xsl:text></th>
<th><xsl:text>Ziffer</xsl:text></th>
</tr>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:regel/pe:ausschluss_liste/pe:bezugsraum">
<tr>
<td><xsl:value-of select="@U"/></td>
<td>
<xsl:for-each select="pe:gnr_liste/pe:gnr">
<xsl:value-of select="@V"/>
</xsl:for-each>
</td>
</tr>
</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>
(3) XSQL output without stylesheet
-<page>
−<ROWSET>
−<ROW num="1">
<ZIFFER>01700V</ZIFFER>
−<KAP_BEZ>
Gesundheits- und Früherkennungsuntersuchungen, Mutterschaftsvorsorge, Empfängnisregelun g und Schwangerschaftsabbruch (vormals Sonstige Hilfen)
</KAP_BEZ>
<BEREICH>Arztgruppenübergreifende allgemeine Leistungen</BEREICH>
<KAPITEL>Allgemeine Leistungen</KAPITEL>
−<ABSCHNITT>
Gesundheits- und Früherkennungsuntersuchungen, Mutterschaftsvorsorge, Empfängnisregel ung und Schwangerschaftsabbruch (vormals Sonstige Hilfen)
</ABSCHNITT>
−<KURZTEXT>
Grundpauschale für Fachärzte für Laboratoriumsmedizin u.a.
</KURZTEXT>
−<LANGTEXT>
Grundpauschale für Fachärzte für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Mikrobiologie und Infektionsepidemiologi e, Transfusionsmedizin und ermächtigte Fachwissenschaftler der Medizin für die Erbringung von Laborleistungen gemäß den Richtlinien des Gemeinsamen Bundesauss
</LANGTEXT>
−<QUITTUNGSTEXT>
Grundpauschale für Fachärzte für Laboratoriumsmedizin u.a.
</QUITTUNGSTEXT>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
</page>
Please apologize that the stylesheet has considerably more than the XSQL query--this is going to be extended when the technique works.
Thank you, kind regards
Miklos HERBOLY

Perhaps you could consider using the XMLType instead of varchar2 for the db columns, thus avoiding use of XMLTABLE() altogether.
Consult for example the source code of :
http://www.amazon.com/Oracle-XSQL-Combining-Publish-Dynamic/dp/0471271209
You might also try posting to a more specialized forum such as:
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/category.jspa?categoryID=51
NA
http://nickaiva.blogspot.com
Edited by: Nick Aiva on Jan 21, 2011 9:17 PM

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