Re: Insert a default timestamp when nothing given

Change your table definition and specify a defeault value for your timestamp
column.... this way -- when nothing is given on insert --> it will
populate...

CREATE TABLE test (

id serial not null primary key,
defaultdate timestamp not null default now()

);

"" Martin Pohl"" <Nilpherd(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
>
> I have to port an application from MS SQL7 to Postgresql (7.4).
>
> When I have a column with a datetime on MS SQL7 the following is possible:
> INSERT INTO mytable (mydate) values ('');
>
> In this case MSSQL will insert '01.01.1900' as the date.
>
> When I do the same on Postgresql it says:
> "invalid input syntax for type timestamp with time zone: ''".
>
> Unfortunately the application I have to port often uses '' as a date.
>
> My question:
> Is there any way to have MSSQLs behavior in PostgreSQL?
>
> Thanks for answers
>
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