'Between...And' converts text value to date type value : BETWEEN AND « Select Query « Oracle PL / SQL

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'Between...And' converts text value to date type value

   
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE product (
  2       product_name     VARCHAR2(25),
  3       product_price    NUMBER(4,2),
  4       quantity_on_hand NUMBER(5,0),
  5       last_stock_date  DATE);

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Small Widget', 99, 1,    '15-JAN-03');

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Wodget',       75, 1000, '15-JAN-02');

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 1',    50, 100,  '15-JAN-03');

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 2',    25, 10000, null);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SELECT * FROM product WHERE  last_stock_date BETWEEN '01-JAN-03' and '31-DEC-03';

PRODUCT_NAME              PRODUCT_PRICE QUANTITY_ON_HAND LAST_STOC
------------------------- ------------- ---------------- ---------
Small Widget                         99                1 15-JAN-03
Product 1                            50              100 15-JAN-03

2 rows selected.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DROP TABLE product;

Table dropped.

   
    
  

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