Re: three timestamps/table, use of 'now' in table creation statement

From: Dennis Gearon <gearond(at)cvc(dot)net>
To: Bruno Wolff III <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: three timestamps/table, use of 'now' in table creation statement
Date: 2003-01-16 21:00:44
Message-ID: SRLIQP2V08HQXUI3X82UKJ2WLF65.3e271d7c@cal-lab
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What would it be rounded to, for the sake of knowledge?

I will change all my table defintions to timestamp(0). BTW, what is the default resolution? I'm am
in the process of RTFM'ing, don't worry.

1/16/2003 12:48:06 PM, Bruno Wolff III <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to> wrote:

>Note you seem to have forgotten to cc the list on this message.
>
>On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 09:42:10 -0800,
> Dennis Gearon <gearond(at)cvc(dot)net> wrote:
>> Thank you for all the replies, I now have half of my question answered. What I need to know is
>> what I can put in the table definition for the default value to have the current timestamp put
in
>> the three timestamp fields.
>>
>> 1/ Can I put 'now' as the default value
>> in the table definition?
>>
>> 2/ can I put CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(0) as the default value ...
>> in the table definition?
>
>I believe both of these will work. If the column is of type timestamp
>(as opposed to timestamp(0)) then 'now''s value won't be rounded to
>the nearest second.
>

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