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TO_TIMESTAMP(x, format) convert the string x ( CHAR , VARCHAR2 , NCHAR , or NVARCHAR2 ) to a TIMESTAMP

SQL> SQL> SELECT TO_TIMESTAMP('2005-05-13 07:15:31.1234', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.FF')   2  FROM dual; TO_TIMESTAMP('2005-05-1307:15:31.1234','YYYY-MM-DDHH24:MI:SS.FF') --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-MAY-05 07.15.31.123400000 AM SQL>