Re: Time zone offset in to_char()

On 1/11/24 11:04, Alban Hertroys wrote:
>

> I did manage to apply it to the second function header, which I think behaves such that the time zone change stays within function scope. Right now I’m not 100% sure that I verified that. More to check tomorrow.

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.tz_fnc2()
RETURNS void
LANGUAGE plpgsql
SET "TimeZone" TO 'UTC'
AS $function$
BEGIN
RAISE NOTICE '%', to_char(now(), 'OF');
END;
$function$;

test=# begin ;
BEGIN
test=*# select public.tz_fnc2();
NOTICE: +00
tz_fnc2
---------

(1 row)

test=*# show timezone;
TimeZone
----------
UTC
(1 row)

test=*# commit ;
COMMIT
test=# show timezone;
TimeZone
----------
UTC
(1 row)

>
> Frankly, I do hope that you’re right here, that would make my work easier.
>
> Alban Hertroys
> --
> If you can't see the forest for the trees,
> cut the trees and you'll find there is no forest.
>

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