SetSessionInfo

This method alters the session's globalization settings with all the property values specified in the provided OracleGlobalization object.

Declaration

// C#
public void SetSessionInfo(OracleGlobalization oraGlob);

Parameters

oraGlob

An OracleGlobalization object.

Remarks

Calling this method is equivalent to calling an ALTER SESSION SQL on the session.

Example

// C#
 
using System;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
 
class SetSessionInfoSample
{
  static void Main()
  {
    string constr = "User Id=scott;Password=tiger;Data Source=oracle";
    OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection(constr);
    con.Open();
 
    // Get session info from connection object
    OracleGlobalization info = con.GetSessionInfo();
 
    // Execute SQL SELECT
    OracleCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();
    cmd.CommandText = "select TO_CHAR(hiredate) from emp";
    Console.WriteLine("Hire Date ({0}): {1}",
      info.DateFormat, cmd.ExecuteScalar());
 
    // Update session info
    info.DateFormat = "MM-DD-RR";
    con.SetSessionInfo(info);
 
    // Execute SQL SELECT again
    Console.WriteLine("Hire Date ({0}): {1}",
      info.DateFormat, cmd.ExecuteScalar());
 
    // Clean up
    cmd.Dispose();
    con.Dispose(); 
  }
}