select nls_env from dba_jobs When started from a script on Solaris NLS_ENV ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- NLS_LANGUAGE='AMERICAN' NLS_TERRITORY='AMERICA' NLS_CURRENCY='$' NLS_ISO_CURRENC Y='AMERICA' NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS='.,' NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD-MM-YYYY:HH24:MI:SS' NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE='AMERICAN' NLS_SORT='BINARY' When started from a VB client session on Windows 2000 : NLS_LANGUAGE='ENGLISH' NLS_TERRITORY='UNITED KINGDOM' NLS_CURRENCY='#' NLS_ISO_C URRENCY='UNITED KINGDOM' NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS='.,' NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD-MON-RR' NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE='ENGLISH' NLS_SORT='BINARY' NLS_DATE_FORMAT is defined as DD-MM-YYYY:HH24:MI:SS in the initSID.ora file John -----Original Message----- From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 30 January 2004 15:11 To: Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: dba_jobs nls_env That's interesting, in the absence of 'alter session' I would expect them to come from the default settings in nls_session|instance|database_parameters. What is the evidence that indicates that there is a difference dependent on client? Jared On Fri, 2004-01-30 at 06:55, John Dunn wrote: > How does dba_jobs decide what it's nls_env values are?. > > They seem to vary according to whether I queue the job from a windows client > or from unix. > > John > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------