Re: [HACKERS] date format: Canada same as European or US?

On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, The Hermit Hacker wrote:

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> Can someone comment on this? For an SQL server in Canada, should we be using
> European format? *raised eyebrow* I'm currently using the default (US) format

Yes - Canada follows european dates, spelling, and measurement system.
I guess it's a matter of choice though... I think how the US spell
"colour" is weird for instance.... and reading their dates is a pain.
(also I prefer tea with a little bit of milk and sugar... haven't a clue
where that's from :)

So how do I setup postgres for Canada? *curious?*

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>
> > mmddyy is proper ISO/SQL format for north america...we went through a major
> > discussion as to the differences, because European dates are *totally* different :(
>
> Yes canada is supposed to be the same as europe being date/month/year
> as in small > large while americans go month day year which is no
> order at all...
>

G'day, eh? :)
- Teunis ... trying to catch up on ~500 backlogged messages
here...