RE: Oracle and DST changes

Try this link - it gives a summary of the whole mess.

http://blogs.oracle.com/otn/stories/storyReader$367

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Pande, Rajendra
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:43 AM To: mgogala_at_verizon.net; wjwagman_at_ucdavis.edu Cc: Thomas.Mercadante_at_labor.state.ny.us; gkatteri_at_fastmail.fm; Mark Strickland; John.Fedock_at_us.kline.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: RE: Oracle and DST changes

So how does that help..
Unless of course all you are dealing with are databases,clients and data in Arizona time zone. :)

Note that this DST change impacts the whole world as soon as you are doing a date calculation using US time zones. No matter where you live.

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Mladen Gogala
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 8:59 AM To: wjwagman_at_ucdavis.edu
Cc: Thomas.Mercadante_at_labor.state.ny.us; gkatteri_at_fastmail.fm; Mark Strickland; John.Fedock_at_us.kline.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: Re: Oracle and DST changes

On 01/23/2007 11:52:37 AM, William Wagman wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have been looking at the Metalink notes and am not clear I understand
> when it becomes necesary to upgrade the clients. If one is only using
> the networking pieces of the clients and sqlplus is it going to be
> necessary to upgrade the client in that case. I guess the general
> question is, what client pieces will require the upgrade?
>

You should move to Arizona, it doesn't have DST. It has plenty of daylight as it is, and
it is one of the few states that doesn't implement DST.

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