Re: Postgres RFC3339 datetime formatting

Cheat?

# select translate(to_char(current_timestamp, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.MSOF'),'
','T');
translate
----------------------------
2016-05-10T11:42:20.479-05
(1 row)

Just translate the blank in the result of to_char() to a T.

On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 3:59 AM, Jasim Mohd <hello(at)jasimmk(dot)com> wrote:

> Is there any way to format datetime to RFC3339Nano Eg:
> 2006-01-02T15:04:05.999999999Z07:00 in postgres 9.3 or 9.5?
>
> I tried with to_char. But there is no documentation how to handle T, Z,
> +07:00, -07:00 etc.
>
> The nearest one I can reach is
>
> v2=# select to_char(current_timestamp, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS.MSOF');
> to_char----------------------------
> 2016-05-08 12:16:14.493+04
>
> Which is default JSON output format datetime in postgres 9.3. Please see
> below.
>
> psql (9.5.1, server 9.3.6)
> Type "help" for help.
>
> fetchrdb=> select to_json(current_timestamp);
> to_json---------------------------------
> "2016-05-08 11:58:04.844548+04"(1 row)
>
> In the case of JSON encoded output from postgres 9.5 is RFC3339Nano eg:
>
> psql (9.5.1)
> Type "help" for help.
>
> v2=# select to_json(current_timestamp);
> to_json------------------------------------
> "2016-05-08T11:59:17.121411+04:00"
>
> I could't find an option to format datetime to RFC3339Nano in postgres 9.3
> or 9.5 using to_char.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/functions-formatting.html
>
> Is there any hidden option/functions you use to achieve the same? Any help
> regarding is appreciated.
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards
> skype: jasim.mk
>

--
The unfacts, did we have them, are too imprecisely few to warrant our
certitude.

Maranatha! <><
John McKown