Re: Date format element rule change

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
jonathan_at_gennick.com 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:jonathan_at_gennick.com * 906.387.1698
>http://Gennick.com * http://MichiganWaterfalls.com * http://ValleySpur.com
>

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