text: --+ holdcas on;
  set names utf8;
  set system parameters 'intl_number_lang = de_DE';
  set system parameters 'intl_date_lang = de_DE';
  create table t( a DATE);
  insert into t value(DATE '29.2.2011' );
  insert into t value('26.03.2012' );
  insert into t value('26.03.12' );
  insert into t value('26.03.12 07:44' );
  insert into t value('26. März 2012' );
  insert into t value('Montag, 26. März 2012' );
  insert into t value('07:44:13' );
  select * from t order by 1;
  drop table t;
  set system parameters 'intl_date_lang = en_US';
  set system parameters 'intl_number_lang = en_US';
  set names iso88591;
  commit;
  --+ holdcas off;