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Re: [HACKERS] Enhancing PGSQL to be compatible with Informix SQL

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
Cc: Rod Chamberlin <rod@querix.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
Date: 2000-01-06T16:40:03Z
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The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> writes:
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Tom Lane wrote:
>> We support enough datestyle variants already that it's hard to believe
>> there isn't one that will meet your needs.  But if not, I think adding
>> an "Informix" datestyle option might be considered reasonable.

> Isn't Thomas trying to reduce the number of variants? 

He wants to eliminate the essentially-duplicate datatypes, but I didn't
think he was proposing eliminating any datestyle functionality...
there would be squawks if he did, methinks...

			regards, tom lane