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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-38517

TO_DATE: (Documentation) 'IW' format element is said to be supported, but isn't

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed (View Workflow)
    • Major
    • Resolution: Won't Fix
    • N/A
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    • Documentation
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    • Not for Release Notes

    Description

      The commit comment (which will likely become a source of documentation) says that TO_DATE function supports IW format element, but it is not so, it is only supported by TO_CHAR. Same in Oracle, so it's just a documentation issue.

      bb-12.3-MDEV-19683-to_date f45636ea81a5a02444833e993e47c262ed52f384

      		 
      MariaDB [test]> SELECT TO_CHAR(CURRENT_DATE,'IW') AS x;
      		 
      +------+
      		 
      | x    |
      		 
      +------+
      		 
      | 2    |
      		 
      +------+
      		 
      1 row in set (0.001 sec)
      		 
       
      		 
      MariaDB [test]> SELECT TO_DATE('2','IW') AS x;
      		 
      ERROR 3047 (HY000): Invalid argument error: date format not recognized at IW in function to_date.

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          New Feature - A new feature of the product, which has yet to be developed. MDEV-19683 Add support for Oracle TO_DATE()

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              monty Michael Widenius
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