oracleplsqloracle11gscheduledbms-scheduler

how to get the REPEAT_INTERVAL in minutes format of Oracle SCHEDULE?


I am using Oracle 11g Database and Repeat interval in Oracle DB is defined as string format like FREQ=MINUTELY; INTERVAL=10;. Is there any way to convert the same into +00 00:10:00.000000 this format ?


Solution

  • Use DBMS_SCHEDULER.EVALUATE_CALENDAR_STRING and some conversion functions to convert a calendar string to a interval format.

    declare
        v_next_run_date date;
        v_start_date date := date' 2000-01-01';
        v_interval interval day(2) to second;
    begin
        dbms_scheduler.evaluate_calendar_string
        (
            calendar_string   => 'FREQ=MINUTELY; INTERVAL=10;',
            start_date        => v_start_date,
            return_date_after => v_start_date,
            next_run_date     => v_next_run_date
        );
    
        --Convert dates to timestamps, subtraction then converts to interval.
        v_interval := 
            cast(v_next_run_date as timestamp)
            -
            cast(v_start_date as timestamp);
    
        dbms_output.put_line(v_interval);       
    end;
    /
    

    Output:

    +00 00:10:00.000000