I have text fields which contains dates in the format 'YYYYMM' (four positions for the year, two for the month).
These fields are contained in text files which I load into the DB.
When I convert this field to a date using
to_date("PARTIAL_DATE_FIELD",'YYYYMM'); -- (a cast won't recognize the input as valid)
I still get full dates as an output, for example,
'198801' ---> 1988-01-01
'196408' ---> 1964-08-01
and so on, what is wrong in this case because nowhere it is said that I have the /first/ of that month, the entry just says that the event in question happened /during/ that month.
My question:
Is it possible to define fields which contain partial dates per above? I found nothing in the manual.
Thanks,
RD
