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database time [message #242807]

Tue, 05 June 2007 03:41

hemavb
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i have installed oracle db on a pc where the OS time was was showing time zone Central time- USA.
After some days we changed the os time zone to Abu Dhabi, Muscat. and also reset the tim and date.

BUT, the database time is not getting set. What may be the issue? and how do i fix it?

Oracle DB : 9i Standard
O/S : Windows 2003 server Standard

Rgrds,
Hema

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Re: database time [message #242831 is a reply to message #242807]

Tue, 05 June 2007 04:31

Michel Cadot
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SELECT DBTIMEZONE FROM DUAL;

gives you the time zone of your database (most often the one at time of creation).
ALTER DATABASE SET TIME_ZONE... allows you to change the current database time zone.

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Michel

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Re: database time [message #242837 is a reply to message #242807]

Tue, 05 June 2007 04:47

hemavb
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hi michel,

i have tried that option but it gives me the following error:


SQL> alter database orcl set time_zone = '+04:30';
alter database orcl set time_zone = '+04:30'
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02231: missing or invalid option to ALTER DATABASE

what to do now.. i have checked the link that you have sent, there seems to be no problem with the syntax.

i am logged in as the sys user of the database.

-Hema

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Re: database time [message #242850 is a reply to message #242837]

Tue, 05 June 2007 05:15

Michel Cadot
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Post your full Oracle version.

Regards
Michel

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Re: database time [message #243231 is a reply to message #242807]

Wed, 06 June 2007 10:07

hemavb
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9.2.0.1.0
this is the version of the DB.

I have checked the documentation for the same and the syntax is the same.

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Re: database time [message #243247 is a reply to message #242837]

Wed, 06 June 2007 10:46

Michel Cadot
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This is "alter database set ..." without the ORCL.

Regards
Michel

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Re: database time [message #243336 is a reply to message #243247]

Wed, 06 June 2007 23:51

hemavb
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SQL> alter database set time_zone='+04:30';
alter database set time_zone='+04:30'
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02231: missing or invalid option to ALTER DATABASE

Still the same error.
the user i am logged in to is SYS as SYSDBA and i have checked there is no change in the system privs. This user has alter database priv.

Hema

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Re: database time [message #243339 is a reply to message #243336]

Thu, 07 June 2007 00:01

DreamzZ
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look at this

http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora9i/TimeZone.shtml

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Re: database time [message #243342 is a reply to message #243336]

Thu, 07 June 2007 00:09

Michel Cadot
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I tried, it should work, post:
"select * from v$version;"

Regards
Michel

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Re: database time [message #243348 is a reply to message #242807]

Thu, 07 June 2007 00:39

hemavb
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Michel, Dreamz

Thanks for your inputs. I have gone thru the documents and done as specified in both, unfortunately it doesn't seem to work.

I have tried the same on another database that i have loaded on the same pc. No luck, it gives the same error.

Michel,
The code that you have sent gives the following output.

SQL> select * from v$version;

BANNER
-----------------------------------------------------------
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
CORE    9.2.0.1.0       Production
TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production

This is the description (as per error files) of the error code that i get.

ORA-02231 missing or invalid option to ALTER DATABASE
Cause: An option other than ADD, DROP, RENAME, ARCHIVELOG,
NOARCHIVELOG, MOUNT, DISMOUNT, OPEN, or CLOSE is specified in the
statement.
Action: Specify only legal options.

"SET" does not qualify as a legal options ????

I am confused. Sad

Sad

Dead

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Re: database time [message #243359 is a reply to message #243348]

Thu, 07 June 2007 01:24

Michel Cadot
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I found it, it is bug 2435266.
The message is erroneous it should be:

SQL> alter database set time_zone='+04:30';
alter database set time_zone='+04:30'
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-30079: cannot alter database timezone when database has TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE columns

Quote:

ORA-30079: cannot alter database timezone when database has TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE columns
Cause: An attempt was made to alter database timezone with TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE column in the database.
Action: Either do not alter database timezone or first drop all the TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE columns.

Regards
Michel

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Re: database time [message #243813 is a reply to message #242807]

Sat, 09 June 2007 04:14

hemavb
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wow! That is amazing.

OK now how do i "drop all the TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE columns".

All the documentation that i have read so far is confusing me even more. Uh Oh

Uh Oh

Please... help! Confused

Confused

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Re: database time [message #243817 is a reply to message #243813]

Sat, 09 June 2007 04:51

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dba_tab_columns to list them.
alter table ... drop column ... to drop them.

Regards
Michel

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Re: database time [message #243833 is a reply to message #242807]

Sat, 09 June 2007 13:31

hemavb
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and then create the new records with the time settings i need and then day alter database right?

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Re: database time [message #243835 is a reply to message #243833]

Sat, 09 June 2007 13:46

Michel Cadot
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Sorry, I don't understand your sentence.

Depending if you want to keep or not the current data in these columns.
For myself, I export the tables with these datatype, drop the tables, alter database, import the table and update the data to reflect the change of database timezone.

Regards
Michel

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