SQL>
SQL> SET ECHO ON
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> DECLARE
2 age DATE := TO_DATE ('12-1-2000','mm-dd-yyyy');
3
4 BEGIN
5 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('age:');
6 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(age);
7 END;
8 /
age:
01-DEC-00
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>