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ISDATE function oracle

sgudipudiOct 5 2016 — edited Oct 8 2016

Hi,

I have seen the documetation about ISDATE funtion but i can't call this function in oracle.

My DB version
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
"CORE 11.2.0.4.0 Production"
TNS for Linux: Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.4.0 - Production
select isdate('20161005') from dual;
ORA-00904: "ISDATE": invalid identifier
00904. 00000 -  "%s: invalid identifier"
*Cause:    
*Action:
Error at Line: 59 Column: 8

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/olap.111/b28126/dml_functions_1106.htm

Can someone throw light on this?

Thanks!

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