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problem when setting new DBTIMEZONE [message #213317]

Wed, 10 January 2007 05:09

aline
Messages: 92
Registered: February 2002

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hello,

I have a little problem when changing a dbtimezone.

11:59:06 SQL>  connect / as sysdba
Connected.
11:59:42 SQL> alter database set time_zone='Europe/London';
alter database set time_zone='Europe/London'
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02231: missing or invalid option to ALTER DATABASE

any idea?
thk Smile

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Re: problem when setting new DBTIMEZONE [message #213320 is a reply to message #213317]

Wed, 10 January 2007 05:27

Littlefoot
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Registered: June 2005
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Does your database version support this ALTER DATABASE option?

Check list of available time zones by querying v$timezone_names; perhaps you specified an invalid one?

SELECT DISTINCT tzname FROM v$timezone_names;

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Re: problem when setting new DBTIMEZONE [message #213322 is a reply to message #213320]

Wed, 10 January 2007 05:32

aline
Messages: 92
Registered: February 2002

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hi thk for the answer

12:30:24 SQL> select * from v$version;

BANNER
----------------------------------------------------------------
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.7.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.7.0 - Production
CORE    9.2.0.7.0       Production
TNS for Linux: Version 9.2.0.7.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 9.2.0.7.0 - Production

12:30:33 SQL> SELECT DISTINCT tzname FROM v$timezone_names where tzname='Europe/London';

TZNAME
----------------------------------------------------------------
Europe/London

12:31:03 SQL> SELECT DBTIMEZONE FROM DUAL;

DBTIME
------
+02:00

So, my database version support this alter DATABASE option and the line his here in the v$timezone_name!

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