Re: Insert a default timestamp when nothing given

am 19.01.2006, um 12:55:44 +0100 mailte Martin Pohl folgendes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have to port an application from MS SQL7 to Postgresql (7.4).
>
> When I have a column with a datetime on MS SQL7 the following is possible:
> INSERT INTO mytable (mydate) values ('');

wrong date!

>
> In this case MSSQL will insert '01.01.1900' as the date.
>
> When I do the same on Postgresql it says:
> "invalid input syntax for type timestamp with time zone: ''".
>
> Unfortunately the application I have to port often uses '' as a date.
>
> My question:
> Is there any way to have MSSQLs behavior in PostgreSQL?

You can write a function with exception handling.
Simple example: http://www.varlena.com/varlena/GeneralBits/,
02-Jan-2006, 'Insert or Update with Exception Handling'

Or, you can alter table and add a default date, but you can't insert a
wrong date.

HTH, Andreas
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