How to get datetime in 24hour format from oracle database?

oracle10g

Solution

select to_char(col_name, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss') from tab_name

You can read more about `to_char` function here

Problem

Is there any other way to get datetime field from oracle database in 24hour format???like -> "select getxsddate(col_name) from tab_name" will get you datetime format as "2012-04-04T12:31:00"...I wanted to know if there are any other ways as i`m not satisfied with this format.

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