Re: [HACKERS] string function

From: Zakkr <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz>
To: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] string function
Date: 1999-09-30 08:19:00
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.96.990930095535.17787B-100000@ara.zf.jcu.cz
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On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Thomas Lockhart wrote:

> > If I good understand you, you don't reject strftime idea. I try it..
>
> But I was trying to nudge you to look at a slightly different idea
> which would be compatible with Oracle, for no particularly good reason
> other than that would help some folks when they try to port apps over
> to Postgres.

My first idea was write to PSQL strftime full compatible with 'C'
strftime(). Now I see Oracle documentation for TO_CHAR(), ..hmm it is not
easy, it is very specific (unique) function, but I agree - your idea
(compatible with Oracle) is better :-)). I try to_char()..

Think for your time Thomas.

Zakkr

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