ORA-01841

ORA-01841 (full) year must be between -4713 and +9999, and not be 0

What causes an ORA-01841 error?

A date specified a year that is not in the valid date range. A valid date is any date between January 1, 4712 B.C. and December 31, 9999 A.D.

How Xynomix can help

Enter a valid date value between 4712 B.C. and 9999 A.D.

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