I'm entering data into a Postgresql database where the input dates are
currently in unix epoch values. Is there a way for Postgresql to
parse that epoch into a "timestamp(0) with time zone"?
I read section 8.5 "Date/Time Types" and I can see I can input an
(well THE) epoch, and I can EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM [timestamp]), but I'm
not seeing where I can use an epoch format as input for a timestamp(0)
with time zone.
I'm not convinced that I want to store the value as a timestamp. My
time values are all within the epoch range, so that's not an issue.
Then represent a point in time (and event), and I need to display them
in various timezones (depending on where the event is happening).
And the epoch is reasonably easy to work with. I guess a timestamp(0)
with time zone is basically the same thing -- but gives me date
operations on Postgresql. Probably faster for my client application
to parse epoch from the database, though.
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Bill Moseley
moseley@hank.org
