how to convert date into month number?

Question

I have a column Month in my table. The month name and date are stored in this month column like

Month    
01-JAN-12 
02-FEB-12 
         


        

Answer 1

        SELECT  ( CASE yourDate
        WHEN 'Jan' THEN 1
        WHEN 'Feb' THEN 2
        WHEN 'Mar' THEN 3
        WHEN 'Apr' THEN 4
        WHEN 'May' THEN 5
        WHEN 'Jun' THEN 6
        WHEN 'Jul' THEN 7
        WHEN 'Aug' THEN 8
        WHEN 'Sep' THEN 9
        WHEN 'Oct' THEN 10
        WHEN 'Nov' THEN 11
        WHEN 'Dec' THEN 12
       END )