This gives you the current sysdate from your server and calls it GMT.
Ruth
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> Hi Andreas,
>
> You can do this with the NEW_TIME date funntion:
>
> SQL> alter session set NLS_DATE_FORMAT = 'DD-MM-YYY HH24:MI:SS';
>
> Session altered.
>
> SQL> select sysdate "GMT" from dual;
>
> GMT
> ------------------
> 03-04-001 17:05:25
>
> SQL> select new_time(sysdate, 'GMT', 'AST') "AST" from dual;
>
> AST
> ------------------
> 03-04-001 13:08:41
>
> This shows Atlantic Standard Time, there are a list of the time zones
> available, and description of the funciton in the SQL Reference Manaual -
> page 185
>
> HTH
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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> Andreas VASL/FAS
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 04:45
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>
> Hi !
>
> Is there a way to get GMT time within PL/SQL independent from
> the local time(zone), I'm looking for a function similar to SYSDATE,
> but it should return GMT instead of the local time.
>
>
> TIA
>
> Andreas
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