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Setting NLS_DATE_FORMAT in your init.ora makes little difference. It is
ALWAYS the SESSION that determines the format MASK! To figure out the value
of your current session:
select * from nls_session_parameters;
It is difficult to change everyone's registry or environment variables, so we decided issue the following when all users connect regardless of their client settings:
alter session set nls_date_format = 'DD-MON-YYYY';
This is the best solution. Remember, this is just a date format, not a y2k fix. Received on Thu Apr 22 1999 - 09:09:42 CDT