Convert the character string back to date format

    
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> DECLARE
  2     v_sysdate DATE := SYSDATE;
  3     v_date DATE;
  4     v_char VARCHAR2(20);
  5  BEGIN
  6
  7     
  8     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Today''s Date: '||v_sysdate);
  9
 10     
 11     v_date := TO_DATE(v_char, 'DD:MM:YYYY HH24:MI:SS');
 12     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Convert back to DATE format: '||v_date);
 13
 14  END;
 15  /
Today's Date: 26-OCT-09
Convert back to DATE format:

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