Use time in between in oracle for multiple date - oracle

Question

Select *
from mytable
where paid_time Between to_date('00:00:00','HH24:MI:SS' ) and to_date('00:59:59','HH24:MI:SS')
and paid_date Between to_date('1/8/2016','DD/MM/RRRR') and
to_date('10/8/2016','DD/MM/RRRR');
Note :
1. I need perticular time period only for 10 days
Error :
1. data is there but returning Zero kindly help to solve this

Answer 1

You need to use the full date and time TO_DATE otherwise there is conflicting WHERE clauses'DD/MM/RRRR hh24:mi:ss'.
SELECT *
FROM mytable
WHERE paid_time BETWEEN TO_DATE('01/08/2016 00:00:00', 'DD/MM/RRRR hh24:mi:ss') AND TO_DATE('10/08/2016 00:59:59', 'DD/MM/RRRR hh24:mi:ss');

Answer 2

If paid_time is a string then your query will only work at all for certain NLS_DATE_FORMAT settings, due to the implicit conversion you are forcing:
alter session set nls_date_format = 'RRRR-MM-DD';
with mytable (paid_date, paid_time) as (
select date '2016-08-02', '00:01:02' from dual
)
Select *
from mytable
where paid_time Between to_date('00:00:00','HH24:MI:SS' ) and to_date('00:59:59','HH24:MI:SS')
and paid_date Between to_date('1/8/2016','DD/MM/RRRR') and
to_date('10/8/2016','DD/MM/RRRR');
no rows selected
alter session set nls_date_format = 'YYYY-MM-DD';
-- same query
ORA-01841: (full) year must be between -4713 and +9999, and not be 0
alter session set nls_date_format = 'DD/MM/RRRR';
-- same query
ORA-01847: day of month must be between 1 and last day of month
... etc.
When you do to_date('00:00:59','HH24:MI:SS') the generated date defaults to the first of the current month, so when run today it will get a September date:
select to_char(to_date('00:00:59','HH24:MI:SS'), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') from dual;
TO_CHAR(TO_DATE('00
-------------------
2016-09-01 00:00:59
You are then trying to compare your paid_time string with that date, which means the string is implicitly converted to a date using your NLS settings, e.g.:
alter session set nls_date_format = 'RRRR-MM-DD';
select to_char(to_date('00:01:02'), 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') from dual;
TO_CHAR(TO_DATE('00
-------------------
2000-01-02 00:00:00
So your filter is really looking for rows where the time string, incorrectly converted to a date (exactly which date depends on your actual NLS setting, and many values will error whatever the setting), is in the first minute of the first day of the current month. Which is very unlikely to ever match anything.
If it is a string and is always formatted consistently then you can just compare as a string:
with mytable (paid_date, paid_time) as (
select date '2016-08-02', '00:01:02' from dual
)
Select *
from mytable
where paid_time Between '00:00:00' and '00:59:59'
and paid_date Between to_date('1/8/2016','DD/MM/RRRR') and
to_date('10/8/2016','DD/MM/RRRR');
PAID_DATE PAID_TIM
---------- --------
2016-08-02 00:01:02
As mentioned in comments Oracle's data datatype includes the time, so storing the date (at midnight, presumably) and the time in separate columns just adds complexity and inefficiency.