Re: TimestampTZ

From: Paul Lambert <paul(dot)lambert(at)autoledgers(dot)com(dot)au>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: TimestampTZ
Date: 2007-08-13 05:55:02
Message-ID: 46BFF236.6010407@autoledgers.com.au
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Paul Lambert wrote:
> Refer to this paragraph: (8.5.1.2)
>
> For timestamp with time zone, the internally stored value is always in
> UTC (Universal Coordinated Time, traditionally known as Greenwich Mean
> Time, GMT). An input value that has an explicit time zone specified is
> converted to UTC using the appropriate offset for that time zone. If no
> time zone is stated in the input string, then it is assumed to be in the
> time zone indicated by the system's timezone parameter, and is converted
> to UTC using the offset for the timezone zone.
>
>

Chapter 8.5.1.3 that was actaully, my apologies.

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Paul Lambert
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