Using postgresql version 7.1
I'm trying to write a simple pl/pgsql function that will return the current time for the given time zone ( i have to deal multiple time zones) . But I don't seem to be using the appropriate syntax. I keep getting an error on the 'at time zone...'
DECLARE
new_time TIMESTAMP;
BEGIN
SELECT INTO new_time now() at time zone 'PST'; /*just hard coding the time zone for now */
return new_time;
END;
The following select statement works from an SQL query:
SELECT now() at time zone 'PST'
and returns the appropriate time.
I have also tried using the following statements:
Set TimeZone to PST;
return now();
but that didn't give me the time for PST, only the default time zone, EST.
thanks in advance,
--heather grace
