Re: SYSDATE in Forms 5.0

Running backwards... I like that! If used your program, would it make me grow younger?

You're on to something really big here -- maybe the Fountain of Youth. Just think... we would never have to worry about Y2K! ;-)

Steve Cosner
http://members.aol.com/stevec5088

In article <372F7719.6F1D7308_at_musica.mcgill.ca>, Mike Rainville <Michel_at_cc.mcgill.ca> wrote:
>You can use: SELECT SYSDATE FROM DUAL;
>to get the server time and date. That will slow you
>down, depending on how often you do it.
>
>The two different SYSDATEs had my time intervals
>coming back negative and time running backwards :)
>
>Yours truly,
>Mike Rainville
>
>Graeme King wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks
>>
>> Has anyone realised that in Forms 5.0, the using the function SYSDATE in
>> PL/SQL, returns the date on the *client PC* !!!!
>>
>> Just thought I'd let you know if you didn't!!
>>
>> Oracle say they'll fix it in 5.0.8.16.0 whenever that is released.
>>
>> Happy timestamping!
>>
>> Graeme King
>> Thinking Technology Ltd.
>
Received on Thu May 06 1999 - 18:07:04 CEST