After a migration, a dynamic query fails if the user introduces only one condition and this condition contains a date (datefield > 'YYMMDD'). If the condition is not a date, the query works. If the condition is a date and the user introduces a second condition, the query works, too. The error message is something like, "Can't get folder." I can't read the SQL code. Could you help me?

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When working with dynamic SQL, it really helps to be able to see the query being generated. I'd write it to dbms_output or utl_file, then examine or even run it from a tool like Toad. Be sure to use bind variables (preceded with a colon) where feasible. Be cautious in your use of implicit type conversions. If you're comparing a date variable or column to a string, perform an explicit conversion on the date, including the date format mask. Lastly, include the century portion of the date string. We didn't suffer through Y2K for nothing!

This was first published in August 2013

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