How do I run a job once immediately

I want to run several plsql blocks simultaneously but for the life of me I can't get the dbms_scheduler to run a one off job immediately. I'd be very grateful for any help.

Hi,
In dbms_scheduler a one-off immediate job is one with no start_date or repeat_interval so for example
begin
dbms_scheduler.create_job(
job_name=>'myjob',
job_type=>'plsql_block',
job_action=>'dbms_lock.sleep(5);',
enabled=>true);
end;
What's easier is a matter of habit. For one-off immediate jobs dbms_job/dbms_scheduler are mostly the same but dbms_scheduler does offer logging in case something goes wrong or just as a historical record in the SCHEDULERJOB_RUN_DETAILS views.
Hope this helps,
Ravi.
PS dbms_scheduler has a dedicated forum at
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