Re: [8.1.4] Create index on timestamp fails

From: Karsten Hilbert <Karsten(dot)Hilbert(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Arturo Perez <aperez(at)hayesinc(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: [8.1.4] Create index on timestamp fails
Date: 2006-08-23 13:23:57
Message-ID: 20060823132356.GH5940@merkur.hilbert.loc
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On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 09:07:35AM -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote:

> Another idea would be to separate the date column (which would have the
> index) from the time column (which would have the timezone). The
> timezone is important -- if you have "bloggers" from all around the
> world you're gonna have serious problems with the archived time.

Would that indeed work ? I mean, depending on the time zone
the *date* might be different by +/-1, too ?

Karsten
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