alter session set NLS_DATE_FORMAT='YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'; drop table u0.t0 purge; create table u0.t0(d date); declare i integer; maxi integer default 10000000; begin for i in 1..maxi loop begin insert into u0.t0 values (sysdate); commit; sys.dbms_session.sleep(1); end; end loop; end; /