RE: alter session commands from a dbms_job

>jobs are run from seperate background scripts. If I
>use execute immediate and run an alter session,
>will it take for the session? there is no way to
>really verify it.
>

Wrong. It's quite easy to verify. Store the date as a string to a log table, change NLS_DATE_FORMAT, store it again and you'll have your answer.

Regards,

Stephane Faroult
Oriole

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