Re: [SQL] CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Manfred Koizar <mkoi-pg(at)aon(dot)at>
Cc: Roland Roberts <roland(at)astrofoto(dot)org>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
Date: 2002-09-29 03:28:03
Message-ID: 200209290328.g8T3S3S17164@candle.pha.pa.us
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OK, we have two db's returning statement start time, and Oracle 8 not
having CURRENT_TIMESTAMP.

Have we agreed to make CURRENT_TIMESTAMP statement start, and now()
transaction start? Is this an open item or TODO item?

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Manfred Koizar wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:56:51 -0400 (EDT), Bruce Momjian
> <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> >Can you run a test:
> >
> > BEGIN;
> > SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
> > wait 5 seconds
> > SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;
> >
> >Are the two times the same?
>
> MS SQL 7:
> begin transaction
> insert into tst values (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
> -- wait
> insert into tst values (CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)
> commit
> select * from tst
>
> t
> ---------------------------
> 2002-09-24 09:49:58.777
> 2002-09-24 09:50:14.100
>
> Interbase 6:
> SQL> select current_timestamp from rdb$database;
>
> =========================
> 2002-09-24 22:30:13.0000
>
> SQL> select current_timestamp from rdb$database;
>
> =========================
> 2002-09-24 22:30:18.0000
>
> SQL> commit;
>
> Servus
> Manfred
>

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