Re: Is now() atomic?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Michael Lush <mjlush(at)ebi(dot)ac(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Is now() atomic?
Date: 2007-12-13 16:37:30
Message-ID: 13317.1197563850@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Michael Lush <mjlush(at)ebi(dot)ac(dot)uk> writes:
> Does now() record the time that the SELECT statement was executed
> or the time that the row is printed out?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-CURRENT

regards, tom lane

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