oracle8.1.6 select to_char(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD'), 'D') as day_of_the_week, to_char(next_day(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD')-7, :first_us_weekday)) as first_weekday_of_the_week, to_char(next_day(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD')-7, :first_us_weekday) + 6) as last_weekday_of_the_week from dual select to_char(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD'), 'D') as day_of_the_week, next_day(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD') - 7, :first_us_weekday) as first_weekday_date, to_char(next_day(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD') - 7, :first_us_weekday),'J') as first_weekday_julian, next_day(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD') - 7, :first_us_weekday) + 6 as last_weekday_date, to_char(next_day(to_date(:start_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD') - 7, :first_us_weekday) + 6,'J') as last_weekday_julian, to_char(to_date(:start_date) - 7, 'YYYY-MM-DD') as last_week, to_char(to_date(:start_date) - 7, 'Month DD, YYYY') as last_week_pretty, to_char(to_date(:start_date) + 7, 'YYYY-MM-DD') as next_week, to_char(to_date(:start_date) + 7, 'Month DD, YYYY') as next_week_pretty from dual