Hi Can any please explain the reason for the differing results in the folowing queries 1) SELECT NCSN, NC_DATE_CLS FROM NONCONFORM WHERE NC_DATE_CLS LIKE '25-JUN-04' NCSN NC_DATE_CLS --------- --------- 3298 25-JUN-04 3299 25-JUN-04 2) SELECT NCSN, NC_DATE_CLS FROM NONCONFORM WHERE NC_DATE_CLS = '25-JUN-04' no rows selected 3) SELECT NCSN, NC_DATE_CLS FROM NONCONFORM WHERE NC_DATE_CLS between '25-JUN-04' AND '25-JUN-04'; no rows selected 4) SELECT NCSN, NC_DATE_CLS FROM NONCONFORM WHERE NC_DATE_CLS between '24-JUN-04' AND '26-JUN-04' NCSN NC_DATE_CLS --------- --------- 3298 25-JUN-04 3299 25-JUN-04 Table nonconform....columns....NCSN NUMBER, NC_DATE_CLS DATE...... Oracle 8.1.7 Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------