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MariaDB RTRIM() vs RTRIM_ORACLE(): What’s the Difference?

September 2, 2021 by Ian

MariaDB has an RTRIM() function and a RTRIM_ORACLE() function. Both functions do essentially the same thing. But there is a minor difference.

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Categories MariaDB Tags functions, string functions, what is

TO_CHAR(number) Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021September 1, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the TO_CHAR(number) function converts a number to a VARCHAR2 value in the format specified by the format argument.

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Categories Oracle Tags conversion functions, functions, numeric functions, what is

WEEKDAY() vs DAYOFWEEK() in MariaDB: What’s the Difference?

August 30, 2021 by Ian

MariaDB provides a WEEKDAY() function and a DAYOFWEEK() function, both of which return the day of the week, represented as a number.

But the number returned is different between these functions.

This post looks at the difference.

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Categories MariaDB Tags date functions, functions

BIN_TO_NUM() Function in Oracle

August 28, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the BIT_TO_NUM() function converts a bit vector to its equivalent number.

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Categories Oracle Tags conversion functions, functions, what is

ASCIISTR() Function in Oracle

August 27, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the ASCIISTR() function returns an ASCII version of the given string in the database character set. 

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Categories Oracle Tags conversion functions, functions, what is

TRUNC(date) Function in Oracle

August 25, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the TRUNC(date) function returns the given date value with the time portion of the day truncated to the unit provided in the specified format model.

Oracle also has a TRUNC(number) syntax, which is used on numbers. This article is solely about the TRUNC(date) syntax, which is used on dates.

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Categories Oracle Tags date functions, functions, what is

TO_YMINTERVAL() Function in Oracle

September 5, 2021August 24, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the TO_YMINTERVAL() function converts its argument to a value of INTERVAL MONTH TO YEAR data type.

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Categories Oracle Tags conversion functions, date functions, functions, what is

SYS_EXTRACT_UTC() Function in Oracle

August 24, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the SYS_EXTRACT_UTC() function extracts the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) from a datetime value with time zone offset or time zone region name.

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Categories Oracle Tags date functions, functions, what is

GREATEST() Function in Oracle

August 23, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the GREATEST() function returns the greatest of a list of one or more expressions.

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Categories Oracle Tags comparison functions, functions, what is

LEAST() Function in Oracle

August 23, 2021 by Ian

In Oracle Database, the LEAST() function returns the least of a list of one or more expressions.

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Categories Oracle Tags comparison functions, functions, what is
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