Re: Ignored PostgreSQL SET command

"Patrick Dunford" wrote:
>I have a line in a PHP script that looks like this:
>
> $set=pg_exec($dbconn, "SET DATESTYLE TO 'European'"); //Set date format
>
>Since my ISP updated their server, this appears to be ignored as pgsql
>always returns dates in ISO format.
>
>1. What is the default format of dates returned that I can ALWAYS rely on?

>From release 7, the default format is ISO: yyyy-mm-dd

>2. Why is the command ignored?

European has no meaning with the ISO datestyle.

To get normal European dates, do this SET command:

SET DATESTYLE TO 'Postgres,European'

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