SQL> create table rbr_foo (a date);
Table created.
SQL> begin
2 insert into rbr_foo select sysdate from dual;
[...wait about 10 seconds...]
3 insert into rbr_foo select sysdate from dual;
4 end;
5 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> select * from rbr_foo;
A
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SEP 27, 2002 12:57:27
SEP 27, 2002 12:57:27
Note that, as near as I can tell, Oracle 8 does NOT have timestamp or
current_timestamp. Online docs say both are present in Oracle 9i.
roland
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