Re: [GENERAL] Date & Time - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Date & Time
Date
Msg-id 199912011950.OAA04319@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Date & Time  (jose soares <jose@sferacarta.com>)
Responses Re: [GENERAL] Date & Time  (<kaiq@realtyideas.com>)
Re: [GENERAL] Date & Time  (<kaiq@realtyideas.com>)
Re: [GENERAL] Date & Time  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> Ed Loehr ha scritto:
>
> > Just curious:  anyone have any comment on any practical differences between now() and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, which
seemsto work 
> > the same?
> >
>
> I think it is the same function, both of them return the current date and time.
>
> now() should be the internal postgreSQL function.
> and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP is the exact SQL-92 syntax

I am changing my book to use CURRENT_TIMESTAMP rather than now().

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