Not being a hardware guy, I had exactly the same question. Someone
suggested to me that you can get this sort of time accuracy from the
network, but I forget the details. I can chase it up again if you're really
interested.
--
HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
Pete
Author of "Oracle8i: Architecture and Administration Exam Cram"
Currently writing the "Oracle9i New Features for Administrators Exam Cram"
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"Dusan Bolek" <pagesflames_at_usa.net> wrote in message
news:1e8276d6.0112100535.401de978_at_posting.google.com...
> "K Gopalakrishnan" <kaygopal_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<0ac3v9.07d.ln_at_zstux.ita.pwr.wroc.pl>...
> > Jonathan,
> >
> > I wonder how oracle gets time in millseconds. Except for Solaris and
linux
> > most of the Operating systems clocks in Centiseconds. How oracle gets
time
> > in Milliseconds when the OS slices it in centiseconds?
>
> The same goes to timestamp function. This is a new feature in Oracle
> 9i. By default it display system time with seconds precision to 6
> decimal place. It can even be forced to display 9 places.
> I can't imagine, how can I get this precision from ordinary server. I
> encounter this while I attended Oracle 9i - New features fo developers
> course. I have put a question, however the lecturer doesn't have a
> faintest idea about it (among with almost any other things I dare to
> ask).
> So If someone can sher a light upon me, I'll be grateful. I did some
> tests and using six places precision Oracle shows a full number,
> however using nine decimal places precision I got only six numbers and
> three zeros.
>
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>
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>
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