# NAME
Convert::NLS\_DATE\_FORMAT - Convert Oracle NLS\_DATE\_FORMAT <-> strftime Format Strings
# SYNOPSIS
use Convert::NLS_DATE_FORMAT qw(oracle2posix posix2oracle);
my $strptime = oracle2posix($NLS_DATE_FORMAT);
$NLS_DATE_FORMAT = posix2oracle($strftime);
# DESCRIPTION
Convert Oracle's NLS\_DATE\_FORMAT string into a strptime format string, or
the reverse.
## Functions
- oracle2posix
Takes an Oracle NLS\_DATE\_FORMAT string and converts it into formatting
string compatible with `strftime` or `strptime`.
my $format = oracle2posix('YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'); # '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
Character sequences that should not be translated may be enclosed within
double quotes, as specified in the Oracle documentation.
my $format = oracle2posix('YYYY-MM-DD"T"HH24:MI:SS'); # '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'
- posix2oracle
Takes a `strftime` or `strptime` formatting string and converts it
into an Oracle NLS\_DATE\_FORMAT string. _It is possible to create strings
which Oracle will not accept as valid NLS\_DATE\_FORMAT strings._
my $format = posix2oracle('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'); # 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'
## EXPORT
None by default. `oracle2posix` and `posix2oracle` when asked.
# SEE ALSO
[DateTime::Format::Oracle](https://metacpan.org/pod/DateTime::Format::Oracle).
# AUTHOR
Nathan Gray, <kolibrie@cpan.org>
# COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2016 Nathan Gray
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