NLS setting chnage Issue

Question

Hi
I did the following steps to change the session parameter. Even though I got the same results after doing so.
Any suggestions....
DB - 10gR2 on vista
SELECT * FROM nls_session_parameters  --> DD.MM.YYYY HH24:MI:SS
SELECT SYSDATE FROM dual  -->  21-Nov-2009 11:26:11
ALTER SESSION SET nls_date_format = 'DD.MM.YYYY HH24:MI:SS';
SELECT * FROM nls_session_parameters --> MM.DD.YYYY HH24:MI:SS
SELECT SYSDATE FROM dual   --> 21-Nov-2009 11:26:11rgds
shabar

Answer 1

Hi,
For me its working on 10GXE on XP.
SQL> select sysdate from dual;
SYSDATE
23.11.2009 04:56:53
SQL>  alter session set nls_date_format ='MM.DD.YYYY HH24:MI:SS';
Session altered.
SQL> select sysdate from dual;
SYSDATE
11.23.2009 04:57:50
SQL>Regards,