Doesn't work in 8i. (8.1.6 to be specific). SQL> ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT = 'Mon (MM) DD, YYYY'; ERROR: ORA-01816: month may only be specified once
Marc Perkowitz Senior Consultant TWJ Consulting, LLP 847-256-8866 x15 www.twjconsulting.com ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 3:48 PM > Would any of you who have convenient access to pre-9i > databases be willing to test something for me? It used to be > possible to specify a date format element twice in a format > model. For example, in the following the month is specified > twice: > > ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT = 'Mon (MM) DD, YYYY'; > > In Oracle9i this is no longer possible. The thing is, I'm > not sure in what version the rules changed. Is the above > possible in 8i? in 8? in 7? > > Best regards, > > Jonathan Gennick > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * 906.387.1698 > http://Gennick.com * http://MichiganWaterfalls.com * http://ValleySpur.com > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jonathan Gennick > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Marc Perkowitz INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
