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Re: Re: to_date problems (Re: Favor for Postgres User at WSI)

Andrew McMillan <andrew@catalyst.net.nz>

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From: Andrew McMillan <Andrew@catalyst.net.nz>
To: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>
Cc: Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Kate Collins <klcollins@wsicorp.com>, pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org, John Rickman <john.rickman@greatbridge.com>
Date: 2000-11-12T18:54:59Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs 
Thomas Lockhart wrote:
> 
> Because of the common and documented cutoff date (1970 currently, 1950
> in some other apps) used to solve this problem.

Most database software I have seen uses some form of setting to control
the actual date used here, and that is the most long-term solution.

something like:
set CENTURY_WINDOW TO '1980';

Would be nicest.

Regards,
					Andrew.
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