Re: converting date to milliseconds?

Sybrand Bakker (postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl) wrote: : On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:34:07 -0800, DA Morgan : <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote:

: >The best way would be to upgrade to a version of the Oracle database
: >that is supported in the current millenium.
: >
: >Not only does the functionality exist ... it will greatly improve your
: >resume.

: 8.1.7 definitely was supported in the current millenium. And : apparently you don't have any customers who don't want to upgrade.

Indeed, upgrading important production systems is not a trivial task.

I know of a dba who just finished a _two_year_ project upgrading various production databases from 8.something to 9.something. (Though they weren't working full time on that one task.)

google on "royal bank upgrade fiasco" or goto http://www.nupge.ca/news_2004/n08jn04b.htm

for an example of why of upgrades need to be done with extreme care.

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