Re: help with front/backend datatype converting

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Leon Do

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-jdbc-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-jdbc-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Do, Leon (Leon)
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 4:46 PM
> To: Kris Jurka
> Cc: Oliver Jowett; Dave Cramer; imad; pgsql-jdbc@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [JDBC] help with front/backend datatype converting
>
> Postgresql8.1 documentation:
>
> Table 8-12. Time Zone Input
> Example    Description
> PST    Pacific Standard Time
> -8:00    ISO-8601 offset for PST
> -800    ISO-8601 offset for PST
> -8    ISO-8601 offset for PST
> zulu    Military abbreviation for UTC
> z    Short form of zulu
>
> It can takes any input.  You cann't assume it only return
> hh:mm.  When things can go wrong it will go wrong.
>
>
>
>
> Refer to Appendix B for a list of time zone names that are
> recognized for input.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kris Jurka [mailto:books@ejurka.com]
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 2:52 PM
> > To: Do, Leon (Leon)
> > Cc: Oliver Jowett; Dave Cramer; imad; pgsql-jdbc@postgresql.org
> > Subject: Re: [JDBC] help with front/backend datatype converting
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Do, Leon (Leon) wrote:
> >
> > > Leon-it is actually a bug in the class.  The server could
> possibly
> > > sends a timezone in 'hhmm' format and the class treats
> the entire 4
> > > digits as number of hours which is totally incorrect.  I already
> > > provided the quick fix so it won't take too much effort to
> > put it in
> > > the load.  If you tell me the direction then I can add it
> > in the load
> > > so you don't have to spend extra effort.
> > >
> >
> > Please demonstrate how it is possible to generate a
> timezone in this
> > format.  I can't seem to do it:
> >
> > jurka=# set timezone='Asia/Tehran';
> > SET
> > jurka=# select now();
> >                 now
> > ----------------------------------
> >   2007-01-05 22:56:26.065258+03:30
> >
>
> The Postgresql 8.1 document indicates that it can take the following
> inputs:
> Table 8-12. Time Zone Input
> Example    Description
> PST    Pacific Standard Time
> -8:00    ISO-8601 offset for PST
> -800    ISO-8601 offset for PST
> -8    ISO-8601 offset for PST
>
>
> The driver should expect timezone output to be one of its
> form as well.
> Murphy's Law, "If anything can go wrong, it will" so we
> cann't hardcode that way forever.
>
> In my situation, I have to work with multiple DBs.  Since
> timestamp data type is varied across different DB vendors
> therefore I have to use the varchar to store the timestamp string.
>
> Ex:
> create table test {
> timestampfield varchar(50)
> );
>
>
> Insert into test values ("2007-01-05 23:20:25.122222+06:30");
> Insert into test values ("2006-01-05 23:20:25.122222+0650");
>
> I must allow two forms of timezones as indicated in the document
>
> Using PG JDBC driver, I can do the following:
>
> ResultSet rs = stmt.getResultSet();
> rs.getTimestamp();
>
> That the way I use it but it is a valid according to the document.
>
> Leon Do
>
>
> >
> > Kris Jurka
> >
> >
>
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