'timestamp with time zone' type column : Timestamp Timezone « SQL Data Types « Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial

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2. SQL Data Types
3. Timestamp Timezone

SQL> create table myTable (
  2  starts  timestamp with time zone );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable (starts)
  2  values (TIMESTAMP '2001-12-01 15:00:00.000000 EST');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable (starts)
  2  values (TIMESTAMP '2001-12-01 17:00:00.000000 PST');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into myTable (starts)
  2  values (TIMESTAMP '2001-12-01 20:00:00.000000 GMT');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> select dbtimezone from dual;


DBTIME
------
+00:00

SQL> select *
  2  from myTable
  3  where starts = TIMESTAMP '2001-12-01 15:00:00.000000 -5:00';


STARTS
------------------------------
01-DEC-01 03.00.00.000000 PM E
ST

01-DEC-01 08.00.00.000000 PM G
MT


SQL> drop table myTable;

Table dropped.

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