Details
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Bug
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Status: Closed (View Workflow)
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Critical
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Resolution: Won't Fix
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N/A
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None
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Not for Release Notes
Description
TO_DATE results in a syntax error if the third parameter is a column name, or a variable, or a function – apparently anything other than a string literal:
CREATE TABLE t (str CHAR(64), nls CHAR(64)); |
INSERT INTO t VALUES ('2025-12-12', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'); |
SELECT TO_DATE(str, 'YYYY-MM-DD', nls) FROM t; |
SELECT TO_DATE('2025-12-12', 'YYYY-MM-DD', CONCAT('NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN',' ','NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE=ENGLISH')); |
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bb-12.3-MDEV-19683-to_date 7cbf7a8c641379d4318067607b71704956e87e5e |
MariaDB [test]> CREATE TABLE t (str CHAR(64), nls CHAR(64)); |
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.027 sec) |
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MariaDB [test]> INSERT INTO t VALUES ('2025-12-12', 'NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN'); |
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.002 sec)
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MariaDB [test]> SELECT TO_DATE(str, 'YYYY-MM-DD', nls) FROM t; |
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'nls) FROM t' at line 1 |
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MariaDB [test]> SELECT TO_DATE('2025-12-12', 'YYYY-MM-DD', CONCAT('NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN',' ','NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE=ENGLISH')); |
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'CONCAT('NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN',' ','NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE=ENGLISH'))' at line 1 |
SELECT TO_DATE('2025-12-12', 'YYYY-MM-DD', CONCAT('NLS_CALENDAR=GREGORIAN',' ','NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE=ENGLISH')); |
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Oracle |
TO_DATE(' |
12-DEC-25
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TO_DATE('
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12-DEC-25 |
Attachments
Issue Links
- is caused by
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MDEV-19683 Add support for Oracle TO_DATE()
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- In Testing
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