How to fix the Oracle error PLS-00166: bad format for date, time, timestamp or interval literal?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPLS-00166: bad format for date, time, timestamp or interval literal with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PLS-00166: bad format for date, time, timestamp or interval literal

Reason for the Error PLS-00166: bad format for date, time, timestamp or interval literal

The contents of the date, time, timestamp or interval literal did not match the expected format.

How to fix the Error PLS-00166: bad format for date, time, timestamp or interval literal ?

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

Correct the format for the date, datetime, or interval literal.