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Query:

select date,TO_CHAR(date,'dd/MM/yyyy HH24:mm:ss')  from user.table  where rownum<10;


02-08-18 05:21:02.301000000 PM  02/08/2018 17:08:02

Problem is minutes in above time are different 'mm' loses the precision of minutes and probably providing some garbage value. How do I format dates without losing precision?

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  • Please explain the downvote..
    – Sachin Verma
    Commented Sep 24, 2018 at 16:41
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    Some self-righteous Oracle guru probably never accidentally typed mm for minutes instead of mi -- I often make this mistake even after years using Oracle.
    – Mark Stewart
    Commented Sep 25, 2018 at 17:22

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As documented in the manual you have to use mi for minutes. mm is for the month number

select date,
       TO_CHAR(date,'dd/MM/yyyy HH24:mi:ss')  
from user.table 
where rownum<10;
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  • so MM or mm are same ie cases doesnt matter?
    – Sachin Verma
    Commented Sep 24, 2018 at 16:57
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    Case doe not matter for format characters that produce numbers, but those that produce characters, such as Mon or 'Month` case matters; Mon produces the abbreviated name of the month in Mixed case, such as Jan and MON would produce JAN
    – Mark Stewart
    Commented Sep 25, 2018 at 17:20

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