I have a problem with Oracle 11g specific timestamp format.
This is what I have:
select to_timestamp('21-OCT-15 08.24.30.000000000 PM','DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM') from dual;
Response from database: ORA-01855: AM/A.M. or PM/P.M. required
01855. 00000 - "AM/A.M. or PM/P.M. required"
I have also tried to alter session settings with several commands and still nothing.
alter session set NLS_LANGUAGE='ENGLISH';
alter session set NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE='ENGLISH';
alter session set NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = 'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM';
alter session set NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT='DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM';
I can't change timestamp format in SELECT statement, need to stay as it is. I guess the issue is in session settings.
Someone experienced in oracle database administration can suggest something, I will try. I know there are a couple of similar posts but I didn't find a solution. Thanks
Here are my session settings.
select * from nls_session_parameters;
The core problem is that, on the session level, you have nls_numeric_characters=',.'
while your timestamp string contains dot (.
) as the seconds-from-microseconds delimiter instead.
The to_timestamp()
function can accept a third parameter for overrides of the NLS settings. Here's a small demo for you ...
Connected to Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0
Connected as ******@******
--- This is how it behaves in your database (with "," as the decimals separator) ...
SQL> alter session set nls_numeric_characters = ',.';
Session altered
SQL> select to_timestamp('21-OCT-15 08.24.30.000000000 PM','DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM') as xx from dual;
select to_timestamp('21-OCT-15 08.24.30.000000000 PM','DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM') as xx from dual
ORA-01855: AM/A.M. or PM/P.M. required
--- This is how it behaves in my database (with "." as the decimals separator) ...
SQL> alter session set nls_numeric_characters = '. ';
Session altered
SQL> select to_timestamp('21-OCT-15 08.24.30.000000000 PM','DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM') as xx from dual;
XX
-------------------------------------------------
21.10.15 20:24:30.000000000
--- Now back to your database settings and let's make the conversion NLS-settings-indepenent ...
SQL> alter session set nls_numeric_characters = ',.';
Session altered
SQL> select to_timestamp('21-OCT-15 08.24.30.000000000 PM','DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM', 'nls_numeric_characters = ''. ''') as xx from dual;
XX
-------------------------------------------------
21.10.15 20:24:30,000000000
SQL>
Please notice the third parameter to the to_timestamp()
function in the third SELECT. That's what you could do, too, apart from all the other correct answers.
Take a backup of your NLS settings and run these.
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD-MON-RRRR HH24:MI:SS';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE='AMERICAN';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIME_FORMAT='HH.MI.SSXFF AM';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT='DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIME_TZ_FORMAT='HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT='DD-MON-RRRR HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR';
Then run the SQL statement again.
Finally I have added Territory on the previous list altered session properties to make it work for me. Thanks
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TERRITORY=AMERICA;
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE='AMERICAN';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIME_FORMAT='HH.MI.SSXFF AM';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT='DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT='DD-MON-RRRR HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR';
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TIME_TZ_FORMAT='HH.MI.SSXFF AM TZR';
Try this: SELECT TO_CHAR(TO_TIMESTAMP(**'2015-11-21-13:03:07.04776'**),'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM') FROM DUAL;
The timestamp format between quotes should be the same as the result of this query: SELECT TO_CHAR(LOCALTIMESTAMP) FROM DUAL
来源:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33843100/oracle-specific-timestamp-format-dd-mon-rr-hh-mi-ssxff-am