I think that depends on how you set your dbtimezone? Mine returns: SYS AS SYSDBA @ emrep> select to_char(next_run_date,'TZR TZD') from scheduler$_job; TO_CHAR(NEXT_RUN_DATE,'TZRTZD') --------------------------------------- -05:00 SYS AS SYSDBA @ emrep> select sessiontimezone from dual; SESSIONTIMEZONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- -05:00 Joel Patterson Database Administrator joel.patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx x72546 904 727-2546 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Allen, Brandon Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 12:21 PM To: oracle-l-freelists Subject: Re: Getting the Current Timezone Also, you might want one of these: SQL> select sessiontimezone from dual; SESSIONTIMEZONE -------------------------------------- -08:00 SQL> select to_char(next_run_date,'TZR TZD') from scheduler$_job; TO_CHAR(NEXT_RUN_DATE,'TZRTZD') --------------------------------------- PST8PDT PST PST8PDT PDT PST8PDT PDT PST8PDT PDT PST8PDT PDT PST8PDT PDT PST8PDT PDT PST8PDT PDT 11 rows selected. Regards, Brandon Allen ____________________________________________________________________ Re: Getting the Current Timezone * From: "Mark J. Bobak" <mark.bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * To: mr.hicken@xxxxxxxxx * Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:35:28 -0500 select dbtimezone from dual; On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 12:48 -0700, UtahToad wrote: > In all the research and testing I have done, I cannot find a function that > will return the timezone for what you need. You can get the time in a > different timezone and some things like that, but I cannot find a way to > have the system give you the MDT or MST back to you. I find people wanting > this and the answer was that they would have to write something > themselves.. > > Any ideas? > Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l