Yep, you are right, I shuldn't make conclusions that fast. Correct statement is that jobs submitted via dbms_job inherits sessions NLS parameters. Thank you for correction. tt@OTIS> var i number; tt@OTIS> alter session set nls_sort=latvian; Session altered. tt@OTIS> exec dbms_job.submit(:i,'null;', sysdate+1 ); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. tt@OTIS> select nls_env from user_jobs where job = :i; NLS_ENV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NLS_LANGUAGE='ENGLISH' NLS_TERRITORY='AMERICA' NLS_CURRENCY='$' NLS_ISO_CURRENCY ='AMERICA' NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS='.,' NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD-MON-RR' NLS_DATE_LANG UAGE='ENGLISH' NLS_SORT='LATVIAN' tt@OTIS> alter session set nls_sort=binary; Session altered. tt@OTIS> exec dbms_job.change(:i, what=>'null;', next_date=>sysdate+2,interval=>null ); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. tt@OTIS> select nls_env from user_jobs where job = :i; NLS_ENV -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NLS_LANGUAGE='ENGLISH' NLS_TERRITORY='AMERICA' NLS_CURRENCY='$' NLS_ISO_CURRENCY ='AMERICA' NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS='.,' NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD-MON-RR' NLS_DATE_LANG UAGE='ENGLISH' NLS_SORT='BINARY' On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:06:49 -0500, mhthomas <qnxodba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > In your second case, you don't show changing the NLS to binary. What > are you trying to inherit? > > I think your second case works as expected. You set the sort once in > your session and it applies to both job calls? > > Am I missing your point? -- Edgar -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l