Are the character sets the same on both databases? ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Smith Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:22 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: default length for DATE datatype How can the same table in two different databases have a different DEFAULT_LENGTH for the DATE datatype? One database is dev and the other is UAT. Both databases are on the same server and same oracle home 10.2.0.3.0 EE. > select table_name, column_name , default_length from user_tab_columns where table_name ='TABLE'; TABLE_NAME COLUMN_NAME DEFAULT_LENGTH ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------- TABLE PARTNER_ID TABLE EMAIL_ADDRESS TABLE START_DATE 22 TABLE MARKETING_PREFERENCES_FLAG TABLE END_DATE 22 TABLE SOURCE 6 rows selected. > select table_name, column_name , default_length from user_tab_columns where table_name ='TABLE'; TABLE_NAME COLUMN_NAME DEFAULT_LENGTH ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------- TABLE PARTNER_ID TABLE EMAIL_ADDRESS TABLE START_DATE 27 TABLE MARKETING_PREFERENCES_FLAG TABLE END_DATE 27 TABLE SOURCE thanks. ________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. Connect on the go. <http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refre sh_mobile_052008>