Timestamp vs. Date Datatype

  • From: "Tracy Rahmlow" <tracy.rahmlow@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:00:49 -0500

Why did Oracle introduce the timestamp datatype vs. enhancing the date 
datatype's precision?  Is everyone migrating to the timestamp datatype? 
Why would anyone want to use the date datatype anymore?  It appears to me 
that the timestamp does everything that the date datatype does and more. 
The granularity and computations that can be performed with the timestamp 
datatype appear to be much better.  Thanks
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