Nebo jste mohli udělat toto:
select trunc(sysdate) - to_date('2009-10-01', 'yyyy-mm-dd') from dual
Vrátí NUMBER celých dní:
SQL> create view v as
2 select trunc(sysdate) - to_date('2009-10-01', 'yyyy-mm-dd') diff
3 from dual;
View created.
SQL> select * from v;
DIFF
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29
SQL> desc v
Name Null? Type
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DIFF NUMBER(38)