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In article <84ce9k$a9d$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
buurd_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> No.. I mean the number of miliseconds as given by
> java.util.Date.getTime()
>
> getTime()
> Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT
> represented by this date.
>
> I think that is how the systemclock works, counting miliseconds. When
> getting the date from my database a can get the time on the milisecond
> and it will matter in some cases. But i would prefer if i didn't have
> to parse the date since it is a rather large number of dates that is
> handled.
>
> Tia
> Roland
>
> In article <h9eh6solls7bfo7rco4g5v9jv9tpd26lue_at_4ax.com>,
> tkyte_at_us.oracle.com wrote:
> > A copy of this was sent to buurd_at_my-deja.com
> > (if that email address didn't require changing)
> > On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:37:59 GMT, you wrote:
> >
> > >Hi!
> > >How do i get Oracle server to format a date to the number of
> > >miliseconds since 1970 something (a standardvalue used in Java). I
> > >think i could save some cpu cycles on my appserver by doing this
> > >translatation in the database, i'll guess the database have to do
> some
> > >translation work anyway so why not to this value...
> > >
> > >Tia
> >
> > I think you mean the number of seconds -- not milliseconds?
> >
> > If so, see
> > http://osi.oracle.com/~tkyte/Misc/CTime.html
> >
> > btw: Java doesn't use the number of seconds since 1970 typically --
> you would
> > use Date or Calendar objects typically...
> >
> > --
> > See http://osi.oracle.com/~tkyte/ for my columns 'Digging-in to
> Oracle8i'...
> > Current article is "Part I of V, Autonomous Transactions" updated
> June 21'st
> >
> > Thomas Kyte tkyte_at_us.oracle.com
> > Oracle Service Industries Reston, VA USA
> >
> > Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle
> Corporation
> >
>
> --
> Roland Carlsson
> Certified Java programmer
> Skövde
> Sweden
>
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> Before you buy.
>
I have the reverse problem... How do I get the date and time as
explained by you to convert to an Oracle Date??
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Before you buy.
Received on Wed Dec 29 1999 - 13:55:40 CST
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