Re: Import CSV with Dates & Times

Have you considered this:

to_timestamp('201024June10:12am', 'YYYYDDFMMonthHH12:MIam')

The 'to_timestamp' function - allows for a format string.

On 5/4/2012 6:38 AM, James David Smith wrote:
> Just to report that I've realised what the problem was. PostgreSQL was
> expecting the data in an american format of MM/DD/YYYY rather than the
> UK version which is DD/MM/YYYY .
>
>
>
> On 4 May 2012 13:31, James David Smith<james(dot)david(dot)smith(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> Simon,
>>
>> Thanks for this. I don' t have pgloader installed and a quick search
>> seems to suggest it's a Linux tool? I'm working in Windows
>> unfortunately. Maybe a bit more info would be good...
>>
>> Here is my table:
>>
>> create table ibus_17_11_2011(
>> route INTEGER,
>> scheduled_depart_time TIMESTAMP
>> )
>>
>> Here is my copy command:
>>
>> COPY ibus_17_11_2011 from 'C:/Program Files
>> (x86)/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/ibus_17_11_2011_v2.csv' DELIMITERS ',' CSV;
>>
>> My date looks like this:
>>
>> 2 , 17/11/2011 17:08:35
>> 3 , 17/11/2011 17:08:56
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4 May 2012 12:47, Simon Riggs<simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>>> On 4 May 2012 12:38, James David Smith<james(dot)david(dot)smith(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any sugestions please?
>>> Use pgloader
>>>
>>> --
>>> Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
>>> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training& Services