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NLS_DATE_FORMAT Configured By Environment Variable Is Ignored (Doc ID 2448279.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.4 and later
Oracle Database - Standard Edition - Version 11.2.0.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Setting NLS_DATE_FORMAT in the shell environment variable using setenv or export command is not effective. 
When querying dates from SQL*Plus, it does not reflect the NLS_DATE_FORMAT.




Changes

Configured NLS_DATE_FORMAT environment variable.

Cause

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