As I usually do on timezone issues, I'm putting in my .02. Keep in mind that you will need to switch between EDT and EST yourself. There's nothing for this yet, though I heard rumors of something in 9i. Anyone heard of anything new with timezones and 9i? Marc Perkowitz Senior Consultant TWJ Consulting, LLP 847-256-8866 x15 www.twjconsulting.com ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 4:25 PM > Thanks Ruth. The new_time function was exactly what I was looking for! > > -----Original Message----- > Gramolini > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 3:51 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > This is to the person who asked the question about putting time into GMT. > > Here is a script that I got from one of the listers and modified. > > select to_char(sysdate,'MMDDYY HH:MI:SS'), > TO_CHAR(new_time(sysdate,'EDT','GMT'),'MMDDYY HH:MI:SS') from dual; > > HTH, > Ruth > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Ruth Gramolini > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Glenn Travis > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Marc Perkowitz INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).