How do you obtain the maximum possible date in Oracle?

Question

Is there a function built into Oracle that will return the highest possible date that may be inserted into a date field?

Answer 1

I do not know of a function but according to this article:

Oracle 7: from January 1, 4712 BC to December 31, 4712 AD.
Oracle 8: from January 1, 4712 BC to December 31, 9999 AD.
Oracle 9: from January 1, 4712 BC to December 31, 9999 AD.
PL/SQL: from January 1, 4712 BC to December 31, 9999 AD.