to do it for some sessions you can setup a logon trigger for those session with a call to a stored proc. which has an alter session so that that session has the appropriate nls_date_format. VIVEK_SHARMA <VIVEK_SHARMA@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Folks For some of the Sessions only, need the date in GMT with time down to seconds. Is there some Value for NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter for this? Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------