Re: timezone + DST handling - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: timezone + DST handling
Date
Msg-id 17308.1186244422@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to timezone + DST handling  ("A.M." <amcauley@bluesocket.com>)
List pgsql-general
"A.M." <amcauley@bluesocket.com> writes:
> This works fine until I hit daylight-savings time when the name of
> the timezone changes. So, given a "timestamp with timezone" and a
> base timezone (non-DST), how can I determine if the date is currently
> in DST? Is it possible to get the name of the new DST timezone?

If you are running PG 8.2, the data in the pg_timezone_names and
pg_timezone_abbrevs views might help you.

            regards, tom lane

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