SQL & PL/SQL

I'm trying to compare a date from an Oracle database (10g R1) to sysdate but is not working.

DECLARE
   v_exit_date DATE;   --Let's assume exit_date from the database is today's date '15-APR-10'
BEGIN
    SELECT 
      exit_date 
    INTO
      v_exit_date
    FROM TABLE_1 WHERE student_id = 3020;
      
   IF v_exit_date = sysdate  THEN
       dbms_output.putline ('Dates are equal');
   ELSE
       dbms_output.putline ('Dates are not equal');
   END;
END;

The equal (=) expression is not evaluated. I'm always getting "Dates are not equal" when expecting "Dates are equal". What's wrong with my PL/SQL?

Thanks

Edited by: Northstar on Apr 15, 2010 11:32 AM