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SQLRF00630

DBTIMEZONE

SQLRF51348Syntax

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SQLRF51349Purpose

DBTIMEZONE returns the value of the database time zone. The return type is a time zone offset (a character type in the format '[+|-]TZH:TZM') or a time zone region name, depending on how the user specified the database time zone value in the most recent CREATE DATABASE or ALTER DATABASE statement.

SQLRF51350Examples

The following example assumes that the database time zone is set to UTC time zone:

SELECT DBTIMEZONE
  FROM DUAL;

DBTIME
------
+00:00
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