The value returned reflects the default date format if the NLS_TERRITORY
parameter is set to 'AMERICA
'. Different NLS_TERRITORY
values result in different default date formats:
ALTER SESSION SET NLS_TERRITORY = 'KOREAN'; SELECT TO_DATE( 'January 15, 1989, 11:00 A.M.', 'Month dd, YYYY, HH:MI A.M.', 'NLS_DATE_LANGUAGE = American') FROM DUAL; TO_DATE( -------- 89/01/15