Re: 'NOW' in UTC with no timezone

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Stuart Bishop <stuart(at)stuartbishop(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 'NOW' in UTC with no timezone
Date: 2004-10-14 10:56:43
Message-ID: 27987.1097751403@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Stuart Bishop <stuart(at)stuartbishop(dot)net> writes:
> How much overhead is there in storing a timestamp with timezone as
> opposed to one without?

Exactly zero. You have a misconception about what the datatype really
does --- see other responses in this thread.

regards, tom lane

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