[eclipselink-users] getting a timestamp value back from a nativeQuery

[David Parker <dap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I need to execute a "select systimestamp from dual" against a 10g  
database. I'd like to use a JPA nativeQuery rather than going to JDBC,  
but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get a timestamp  
object back from a Query.getSingleResult().

I just want to get a system time from a central place (the database)  
in a distributed system. Is there a better way to do this, if it isn't  
possible via a jpa native query?

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David Parker
dap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx