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ORA-01841: (Full) year must be between -4713 and +9999, and not be 0

What it means

The year part is out of range, often from wrong masks (YY vs YYYY) or a number passed as date.

How to fix it

Check the mask and the input; avoid implicit date conversion.

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Updated 2026-11-12.