Re: Formatting TimeStamp

Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using the timestamp various tables but dont like to see the
> microseconds.
> Is there way to format the output of timestamp fields globally (in the
> postgres.conf)?
> Preferably i only would like to see the YYYYMMDD HH:MM:SS.
>
> Or can a formatting be passed to a SELECT * .... hmmm probably not.

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/functions-datetime.html

And yes you can do it in a SELECT.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Thanks for any advise
>
> A
>
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