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Re: DATE datatype in Oracle7

From: Dan Clamage <clamage_at_mime.dw.lucent.com>
Date: 1997/11/21
Message-ID: <01bcf681$84d532b0$54110b87@clamagent>#1/1

It's the sign of a keen mind that experiments and pushes the envelope. The value isn't in the application of knowledge, it's the understanding of what's possible and what isn't. Why accept the documentation on faith? Why not question it? Try things to find the real limitations. -djc

> Are you storing date with a timestamp of - anything? I don't see the
> relevance ot testing where
> the end point of the century exists? Are you writing an app that will
> survive past the year 4712?
> I don't think so....
> So the question is: what's your point?
Received on Fri Nov 21 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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