SQL> create table rbr_foo (a date);
Table created. SQL> begin 2 insert into rbr_foo select sysdate from dual; [...wait about 10 seconds...] 3 insert into rbr_foo select sysdate from dual; 4 end; 5 / PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> select * from rbr_foo; A --------------------- SEP 27, 2002 12:57:27 SEP 27, 2002 12:57:27 Note that, as near as I can tell, Oracle 8 does NOT have timestamp or current_timestamp. Online docs say both are present in Oracle 9i. roland -- PGP Key ID: 66 BC 3B CD Roland B. Roberts, PhD RL Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] 76-15 113th Street, Apt 3B [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forest Hills, NY 11375 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster