Hi Jonathan, I only have 9i and 8.1.7 and in both cases I get the error
ora-01816: month may only be specified once. John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >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: orantdba 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).
