Опитайте това:
with t(date_col) as (
select '01/01/2014' from dual
union all
select '1/2/2014' from dual
union all
select '01/3/2014' from dual
union all
select '1/04/2014' from dual
union all
select '11/1/14' from dual)
select date_col,
case
when regexp_instr(date_col, '^\d/\d/\d{4}$') = 1 then
'd/m/yyyy'
when regexp_instr(date_col, '^\d{2}/\d/\d{4}$') = 1 then
'dd/m/yyyy'
when regexp_instr(date_col, '^\d/\d{2}/\d{4}$') = 1 then
'd/mm/yyyy'
when regexp_instr(date_col, '^\d{2}/\d{2}/\d{4}$') = 1 then
'dd/mm/yyyy'
else
'Unknown format'
end date_format
from t;
DATE_COL DATE_FORMAT
---------- --------------
01/01/2014 dd/mm/yyyy
1/2/2014 d/m/yyyy
01/3/2014 dd/m/yyyy
1/04/2014 d/mm/yyyy
11/1/14 Unknown format
