How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01859: a non-alphabetic character was found where an alphabetic was expected?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01859: a non-alphabetic character was found where an alphabetic was expected with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01859: a non-alphabetic character was found where an alphabetic was expected

Reason for the Error ORA-01859: a non-alphabetic character was found where an alphabetic was expected

The input data to be converted using a date format model was incorrect. The input data did not contain a letter where a letter was required by the format model.

How to fix the Error ORA-01859: a non-alphabetic character was found where an alphabetic was expected ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Fix the input data or the date format model to make sure the elements match in number and type. Then retry the operation.