RE: [SPAM] Oracle and DST changes

I'm not sure about that Mark, the following from Metalink 359145.1 seems to contradict it:  

"When any data, either in the dictionary or in the user data or in the usage of time zones in PL/SQL, uses the affected time zones, then the patch is needed."

Sounds to me like you need to patch 10g even if your app doesn't use the TZ datatypes - unless you don't use the affected time zones. Maybe I'm misinterpreting or missing something though?  

Regards,
Brandon

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Bobak, Mark  

Note that 10g uses timezone aware datatypes in the data dictionary in 10g (or so Oracle claims, I haven't gone looking for them), but as long as your app doesn't use the datatypes in question, you do not need to patch.

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