format date in oracle SQL

Question

I was trying to learn how to format date in oracle pl oracle, when I ran below query its returns error

SELECT TO_DATE('01-JAN-00', 'YYYY-DD-MM') FROM dual;

the error message is

ORA-01858: a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected
01858. 00000 -  "a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected"
*Cause:    The input data to be converted using a date format model was
           incorrect.  The input data did not contain a number where a number was
           required by the format model.
*Action:   Fix the input data or the date format model to make sure the
           elements match in number and type.  Then retry the operation.

Answer 1

You are either not using the correct format specifier, or not passing the correct string. You want:

SELECT TO_DATE('2000-01-01', 'YYYY-DD-MM') FROM DUAL;

Or:

SELECT TO_DATE('01-JAN-00', 'DD-MON-YY') FROM DUAL;

Or you can simply declare a DATE litteral:

SELECT DATE'2000-01-01' FROM DUAL;

Answer 2

对于我的场景，我不得不使用 to_char 完美解决格式问题。

SELECT TO_CHAR('01-JAN-00', 'yyyy-DD-MM') FROM dual;