Re: Localization (for dates) Oracle vs. Postgresql - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Localization (for dates) Oracle vs. Postgresql
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Msg-id 13002.1062598841@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Localization (for dates) Oracle vs. Postgresql  ("Amin Schoeib" <aschoeib@4tek.de>)
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"Amin Schoeib" <aschoeib@4tek.de> writes:
> I want to change for example for one session the date-format from english to german, so that
> The month names for example march will be M�rz in German.
> I only need that for the monthnames.

I think you can do this if you are willing to use to_char() to format
the dates for display.  There's no provision for such localization in
the basic date or timestamp datatypes, though.

            regards, tom lane

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