Re: New to_timestamp implementation is pretty strict

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Greg Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>, "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: New to_timestamp implementation is pretty strict
Date: 2008-12-02 08:19:42
Message-ID: 4934EF9E.7040600@enterprisedb.com
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Tom Lane wrote:
> After thinking about it I'm inclined to feel that SS and friends should
> insist on exactly 2 digits. If you want to allow 1-or-2-digits then use
> FMSS, just like the error message tells you. (However, I have a vague
> feeling that Oracle doesn't insist on this, and in the end we ought to
> follow Oracle's behavior. Can anyone check?)

Oracle doesn't insist on it.

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Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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