Re: Variable formatting of datetime with DateStyle=ISO

From: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Nissim <nissim(at)nksystems(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Variable formatting of datetime with DateStyle=ISO
Date: 2000-06-13 01:49:28
Message-ID: 39459328.6C91D605@alumni.caltech.edu
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> Having said that, 2 fraction digits does seem like a pretty arbitrary
> choice. Thomas Lockhart might know why it was done that way, but he's
> gone for vacation and won't be back for a week or so...

Yup. Arbitrary compromise between precision and readability...

- Thomas

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