Cheers everyone.
Therefore :
- At runtime level :
test=> show DATESTYLE;
test=> SET DATESTYLE TO 'ISO';
- At boot up (/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgres) :
Add :
export PGDATESTYLE=ISO
just before executing postmaster ....
- At database level :
$ postgres <options> <database>
- option -e = European
see $ man postgres
- At user level :
Add in to shell startup (Eg .bash_profile) :
export PGDATESTYLE=ISO
Phew!
>
> On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Colin Price (EML) wrote:
>
> > Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:53:24 +0200
> > From: "Colin Price (EML)" <Colin.Price@eml.ericsson.se>
> > To: pgsql-admin@postgreSQL.org
> > Subject: [ADMIN] 6.4.2 and 6.5 date usertype difference
> >
> >
> > I have just replicated a db in 6.5 from 6.4.2.
> >
> > The table selects the date differently from the identical table.
> > I obviously set a parameter in 6.4.2 which I now cannot find (from
> > mail list archive and doc as well).
> >
> > Please aid someone who is tearing his hair out.
> > Thank you in advance,
> > Colin.
> >
> > The table & contents :
> > CREATE TABLE JUNK_QWERTY (
> > id int,
> > mydate date
> > );
> > insert into JUNK_QWERTY values (1, '1999-02-01');
> > insert into JUNK_QWERTY values (2, '1999-03-24');
> > insert into JUNK_QWERTY values (3, '1999-11-24');
> >
> > 6.4.2 output :
> > timesheet=> select * from JUNK_QWERTY;
> > id| mydate
> > --+----------
> > 1|1999-02-01
> > 2|1999-03-24
> > 3|1999-11-24
> > (3 rows)
> >
> > 6.5 output :
> > timesheet=> select * from JUNK_QWERTY;
> > id| mydate
> > --+----------
> > 1|02-01-1999
> > 2|03-24-1999
> > 3|11-24-1999
> > (3 rows)
> >
> > ==============================================================
> > ==============================================================
> > 6.4.2 version :
> > timesheet=> select version();
> > version
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > PostgreSQL 6.4.2 on i586-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc
> > 2.7.2.
> >
> > 6.5 version :
> > timesheet=> select version();
> > version
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > PostgreSQL 6.5.0 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc
> > 2.7.2.3
> > (1 row)
> >
> >
> >
>