Oracle example value for TIMESTAMP(0) WITH TIME ZONE datatype

Question

Hi how will be example value for the column with datatype of TIMESTAMP ?

Need some insert operation for it. createdTime is datatype of TIMESTAMP(0) WITH TIME ZONE

INSERT INTO table1 values(<id>, <firstName>, <createdTime>);

When I try like the following

INSERT INTO table1 values(1, "John", TIMESTAMP '06-APR-14 06.00.42.000000000 PM ASIA/SINGAPORE');

gives the SQL error;

SQL Error: ORA-01843: not a valid month
01843. 00000 -  "not a valid month"

Answer 1

If you're using a timestamp literal you have to use a specific format:

INSERT INTO table1 values(1, 'John',
  TIMESTAMP '2014-04-06 18:00:42.0 ASIA/SINGAPORE');

You can be more flexible with a to_timestamp_tz function call:

INSERT INTO table1 values(2, 'John',
  TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ ('06-APR-14 06.00.42 PM ASIA/SINGAPORE', 
    'DD-MON-RR HH:MI:SS AM TZR'));

SQL Fiddle demo .

I've omitted the FF format element since you don't want fractional seconds.

I've also changed the double quotes around John to single quotes, to stop it being interpreted as an identifier.