DateTime::Format::Oracle(3pm)

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NAME

6       DateTime::Format::Oracle - Parse and format Oracle dates and timestamps
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SYNOPSIS

9         use DateTime::Format::Oracle;
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11         $ENV{'NLS_DATE_FORMAT'} = 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS';
12         my $dt = DateTime::Format::Oracle->parse_datetime('2003-01-16 23:12:01');
13         my $string = DateTime::Format::Oracle->format_datetime($dt);
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DESCRIPTION

16       This module may be used to convert Oracle date and timestamp values
17       into "DateTime" objects.  It also can take a "DateTime" object and
18       produce a date string matching the "NLS_DATE_FORMAT".
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20       Oracle has flexible date formatting via its "NLS_DATE_FORMAT" session
21       variable.  Date values will be returned from Oracle according to the
22       current value of that variable.  Date values going into Oracle must
23       also match the current setting of "NLS_DATE_FORMAT".
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25       Timestamp values will match either the "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT" or
26       "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT" session variables.
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28       This module keeps track of these Oracle session variable values by
29       examining environment variables of the same name.  Each time one of
30       Oracle's formatting session variables is updated, the %ENV hash must
31       also be updated.
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METHODS

34       This class offers the following methods.
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36       ·   nls_date_format
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38           This method is used to determine the current value of Oracle's
39           "NLS_DATE_FORMAT".  It currently just reads the value from
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41             $ENV{'NLS_DATE_FORMAT'}
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43           or if that is not set, from the package variable $nls_date_format,
44           which has a default value of "YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS".  This is a
45           good default to have, but is not Oracle's default.  Dates will fail
46           to parse if Oracle's NLS_DATE_FORMAT and the value from this method
47           are not the same.
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49           If you want to use the default from this module, you can do
50           something like this after you connect to Oracle:
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52             $dbh->do(
53                 "alter session set nls_date_format = '" .
54                 DateTime::Format::Oracle->nls_date_format .
55                 "'"
56             );
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58       ·   nls_timestamp_format
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60           This method is used to determine the current value of Oracle's
61           "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT".  It currently just reads the value from
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63             $ENV{'NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT'}
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65           or if that is not set, from the package variable
66           $nls_timestamp_format, which has a default value of "YYYY-MM-DD
67           HH24:MI:SS".  This is a good default to have, but is not Oracle's
68           default.  Dates will fail to parse if Oracle's NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT
69           and the value from this method are not the same.
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71           If you want to use the default from this module, you can do
72           something like this after you connect to Oracle:
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74             $dbh->do(
75                 "alter session set nls_timestamp_format = '" .
76                 DateTime::Format::Oracle->nls_timestamp_format .
77                 "'"
78             );
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80       ·   nls_timestamp_tz_format
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82           This method is used to determine the current value of Oracle's
83           "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT".  It currently just reads the value from
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85             $ENV{'NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT'}
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87           or if that is not set, from the package variable
88           $nls_timestamp_tz_format, which has a default value of "YYYY-MM-DD
89           HH24:MI:SS TZHTZM".  This is a good default to have, but is not
90           Oracle's default.  Dates will fail to parse if Oracle's
91           NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT and the value from this method are not the
92           same.
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94           If you want to use the default from this module, you can do
95           something like this after you connect to Oracle:
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97             $dbh->do(
98                 "alter session set nls_timestamp_tz_format = '" .
99                 DateTime::Format::Oracle->nls_timestamp_tz_format .
100                 "'"
101             );
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103       ·   parse_datetime
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105           Given a string containing a date and/or time representation
106           matching "NLS_DATE_FORMAT", this method will return a new
107           "DateTime" object.
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109           If given an improperly formatted string, this method may die.
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111       ·   parse_date
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113           Alias to "parse_datetime".  Oracle's date datatype also holds time
114           information.
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116       ·   parse_timestamp
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118           Given a string containing a date and/or time representation
119           matching "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT", this method will return a new
120           "DateTime" object.
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122           If given an improperly formatted string, this method may die.
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124       ·   parse_timestamptz =item * parse_timestamp_with_time_zone
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126           Given a string containing a date and/or time representation
127           matching "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT", this method will return a new
128           "DateTime" object.
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130           If given an improperly formatted string, this method may die.
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132       ·   current_date_parser
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134           The current "DateTime::Format::Builder" generated parsing method
135           used by "parse_datetime" and "parse_date".
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137       ·   current_timestamp_parser
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139           The current "DateTime::Format::Builder" generated parsing method
140           used by "parse_timestamp".
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142       ·   current_timestamptz_parser
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144           The current "DateTime::Format::Builder" generated parsing method
145           used by "parse_timestamptz".
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147       ·   format_datetime
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149           Given a "DateTime" object, this method returns a string matching
150           the current value of "NLS_DATE_FORMAT".
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152           It is important to keep the value of $ENV{'NLS_DATE_FORMAT'} the
153           same as the value of the Oracle session variable "NLS_DATE_FORMAT".
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155           To determine the current value of Oracle's "NLS_DATE_FORMAT":
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157             select NLS_DATE_FORMAT from NLS_SESSION_PARAMETERS
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159           To reset Oracle's "NLS_DATE_FORMAT":
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161             alter session set NLS_DATE_FORMAT='YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'
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163           It is generally a good idea to set "NLS_DATE_FORMAT" to an
164           unambiguos value, with four-digit year, and hour, minute, and
165           second.
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167       ·   format_date
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169           Alias to "format_datetime".
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171       ·   format_timestamp
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173           Given a "DateTime" object, this method returns a string matching
174           the current value of "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT".
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176           It is important to keep the value of $ENV{'NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT'}
177           the same as the value of the Oracle session variable
178           "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT".
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180           To determine the current value of Oracle's "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT":
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182             select NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT from NLS_SESSION_PARAMETERS
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184           To reset Oracle's "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT":
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186             alter session set NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT='YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'
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188           It is generally a good idea to set "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT" to an
189           unambiguos value, with four-digit year, and hour, minute, and
190           second.
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192       ·   format_timestamptz =item * format_timestamp_with_time_zone
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194           Given a "DateTime" object, this method returns a string matching
195           the current value of "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT".
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197           It is important to keep the value of
198           $ENV{'NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT'} the same as the value of the Oracle
199           session variable "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT".
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201           To determine the current value of Oracle's
202           "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT":
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204             select NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT from NLS_SESSION_PARAMETERS
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206           To reset Oracle's "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT":
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208             alter session set NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT='YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS TZHTZM'
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210           It is generally a good idea to set "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT" to an
211           unambiguos value, with four-digit year, and hour, minute, and
212           second.
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214       ·   current_date_format
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216           The current generated method used by "format_datetime",
217           "format_date", and "current_date_parser" to keep track of the
218           "strptime" translation of "NLS_DATE_FORMAT".
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220       ·   current_timestamp_format
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222           The current generated method used by "format_timestamp",
223           "format_timestamp_with_time_zone", and "current_timestamp_parser"
224           to keep track of the "strptime" translation of
225           "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT".
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227       ·   current_timestamptz_format
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229           The current generated method used by "format_timestamptz",
230           "format_timestamp_with_time_zone", and "current_timestamp_parser"
231           to keep track of the "strptime" translation of
232           "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT".
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234       ·   oracle_to_posix
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236           Given an "NLS_DATE_FORMAT", "NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT", or
237           "NLS_TIMESTAMP_TZ_FORMAT" value, this method returns a
238           "DateTime"-compatible "strptime" format value.
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240           Translation is currently handled by "Convert::NLS_DATE_FORMAT".
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LIMITATIONS

243       Oracle is more flexible with the case of names, such as the month,
244       whereas "DateTime" generally returns names in "ucfirst" format.
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246         MONTH -> FEBRUARY
247         Month -> February
248         month -> february
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250       All translate to:
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252         %B    -> February
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254   TIME ZONES
255       Oracle returns all dates and timestamps in a time zone similar to the
256       "DateTime" floating time zone, except for 'timestamp with time zone'
257       columns.
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259   INTERVAL ELEMENTS
260       I have not implemented "parse_duration", "format_duration",
261       "parse_interval", nor "format_interval", and have no plans to do so.
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263       If you need these features, unit tests, method implementations, and
264       pointers to documentation are all welcome.
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SUPPORT

267       Support for this module is provided via the datetime@perl.org email
268       list.  See http://lists.perl.org/ for more details.
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TODO

271       Possibly read an environment variable to determine a time zone to use
272       instead of 'floating'.
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274       Test and document creating an instance via "new".
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AUTHOR

277       Nathan Gray, <kolibrie@cpan.org>
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

280       I might have put this module off for another couple years without the
281       lure of Jifty, Catalyst, and DBIx::Class pulling at me.
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283       Thanks to Dan Horne for his RFC draft of this module.
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COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

286       Copyright (C) 2006, 2008, 2011 Nathan Gray.
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288       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
289       under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.4 or, at
290       your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.
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