Re: Server vs Client Date Formats

add a string value NLS_DATE_FORMAT = ... in the registry under HKLM\software\oracle.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

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> Kind of a wierd problem here, (should be a simple one but I'm
> stumped)...
>
> When I sign onto SQL*Plus via a Unix _server_ and look at a field
> formatted as a Date, I see a 4 position year. When I sign onto SQL*Plus
> on an NT _client_, I see a 2 position year format. Same DB, just
> different (client / server) platform.
>
> I've asked by DBA to set the NLS_DATE_FORMAT to 'DD-MON-YYYY' (to be Y3K
> compliant ;-)). How do I set the NLS_DATE_FORMAT to a 4 digit year on
> NT client. (I'm stuck with a 4 character convention).
>
> We're using Oracle 8.0.5.2.1.
>
> Thanks
> b
>
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Received on Thu May 11 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT