Re: Auto Insert date/time

Hi,

something like "INSERT INTO mytable (row1,row2,rowdate) VALUES
('value1','value2',CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)" does that work for me.
The function CURRENT_TIMESTAMP gives exactly, what it´s name says: The
actual timestamp at the time of executing the query.

mfg Frank.

On 08-Apr-02 impala sat down, thought for a long time and then wrote:
> What 'serial' does for auto incrementation of intgers,
> are there something similar in PSQL where the db can
> autoinsert the correct date/time data each time you
> add a new row , without have to specify the code e.g.
> Date() class in a java/C++ file? If well, how do I
> manage to make this work? Is there maybe an PSQL
> function which can do it? AN example will be nice :)
>
> Big Thanks
> Smith
>
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