| From: | John Hasler <john(at)dhh(dot)gt(dot)org> |
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| To: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [GENERAL] CURRENT_TIMESTAMP |
| Date: | 2002-09-24 15:27:01 |
| Message-ID: | 87r8fj8l2y.fsf@toncho.dhh.gt.org |
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Josh Berkus writes:
> now() or now('transaction') returns the transaction timestamp.
> now('statement') returns the statement timestamp now('immediate') returns
> the timestamp at the exact time the function is called.
I like that.
IMHO "the exact time the function is called" is what most people would
expect to get from now(), but it's too late for that.
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John Hasler
john(at)dhh(dot)gt(dot)org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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