10. 6. 4. Setting the Default Date Format |
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The default date format is specified in the NLS_DATE_FORMAT database parameter. |
You can change the setting by setting this parameter's value init.ora or spfile.ora file. |
init.ora or spfile.ora file is read when the database is started. |
You can set NLS_DATE_FORMAT using an ALTER SYSTEM command. |
You can set the NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter for your own session using SQL*Plus using ALTER SESSION. |
A session is started when you connect to a database and is ended when you disconnect. |
The following ALTER SESSION statement sets NLS_DATE_FORMAT to MONTH-DD-YYYY. |
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT = 'MONTH-DD-YYYY';
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