title: Oracle Time Comparisons
body: <p>Is Oracle (10g) doing a proper TIME comparison here, or do I need to convert to decimal time and then compare? E.g.,</p>
  
  <pre><code>IF (SELECT TO_CHAR(sysdate,'HH24:MI:SS') from dual) &lt;= '15:00'
  THEN (...)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>