RE: function to get GMT time

From: Singh, Gurdarshan (Gurdarshan)** CTR ** <gsaini_at_lucent.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 10:13:24 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002DFC67.20010403091555@fatcity.com>

Hi Andreas,

Please try this.

select sysdate, new_time(sysdate,'EST','GMT') from dual;

Thanks,
Gurdarshan

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[mailto:Andreas.Haunschmidt_at_voest.co.at] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:45 AM
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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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