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On Fri, 26 Jun 1998 18:03:51 GMT, you wrote:
>When I set my unix init.ora to:
> nls_date_format = "DD MON RRRR"
>then restart the instance, the svrmgr "show parameters nls"
>shows the new format.
>also, when I start SQLplus and do a "select * from v$nls_parameters",
>my new format is active in my session and all is well.
>
>When I do the same on NT, the "show parameters nls" shows
>the new format, but the sessions end up with the standard "DD-MON-YY"
>format. If I explictly "alter session set nls_date_format = 'DD MON RRRR'",
>then that session is OK, but the instance wide default is
>still "DD-MON-YY".
>
>Any clues on why Oracle acts differently on NT than Unix?
Its not just NT. It is any client that has specified some of the NLS_* parameters in the environment (or registry on Windows).
The default client install on NT sets the NLS_LANG variable in the registry. If you specify one of the NLS_* params, it assumes you are going to set them all (or let them default). Since NLS_LANG is set in the registry on the client, NLS_DATE is defaulting the default format mask for that NLS_LANG.
You will see this in a UNIX environment if you set the NLS_LANG environment variable as well.
>
>Thanks!
>
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