NAME

       Convert::NLS_DATE_FORMAT - Convert Oracle NLS_DATE_FORMAT <-> strftime Format Strings

SYNOPSIS

         use Convert::NLS_DATE_FORMAT qw(oracle2posix posix2oracle);
         my $strptime = oracle2posix($NLS_DATE_FORMAT);
         $NLS_DATE_FORMAT = posix2oracle($strftime);

DESCRIPTION

       Convert Oracle's NLS_DATE_FORMAT string into a strptime format string, or the reverse.

   Functions
       oracle2posix
           Takes an Oracle NLS_DATE_FORMAT string and converts it into formatting string
           compatible with "strftime" or "strptime".

             my $format = oracle2posix('YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'); # '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'

           Character sequences that should not be translated may be enclosed within double
           quotes, as specified in the Oracle documentation.

             my $format = oracle2posix('YYYY-MM-DD"T"HH24:MI:SS'); # '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'

       posix2oracle
           Takes a "strftime" or "strptime" formatting string and converts it into an Oracle
           NLS_DATE_FORMAT string. It is possible to create strings which Oracle will not accept
           as valid NLS_DATE_FORMAT strings.

             my $format = posix2oracle('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'); # 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'

   EXPORT
       None by default. "oracle2posix" and "posix2oracle" when asked.

SEE ALSO

       DateTime::Format::Oracle.

AUTHOR

       Nathan Gray, <kolibrie@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012 Nathan Gray

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same
       terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.4 or, at your option, any later version of
       Perl 5 you may have available.