Re: Problem with Day of Week - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Karel Zak
Subject Re: Problem with Day of Week
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.3.96.1010205175827.29540K-100000@ara.zf.jcu.cz
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In response to Re: Problem with Day of Week  ("Ross J. Reedstrom" <reedstrm@rice.edu>)
List pgsql-sql
On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Ross J. Reedstrom wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 05:15:47PM +0100, Karel Zak wrote:
> > 
> > test=# select date_part('dow','2001-02-11'::timestamp);
> >  date_part
> > -----------
> >          0
> > 
> > test=# select to_char('2001-02-11'::timestamp, 'D');
> >  to_char
> > ---------
> >  1
> >  
> >  
> >  date_part is based on zero - use range 0-6
> >  to_char is based on one - use range 1-7
> > 
> 
> My understanding is that one is ISO, the other is for Oracle
> compatability, is that not right Karel?
You are right, Larry Ellison use 1-7 (he must, if the PostgreSQL to_char()
is 100% comapatible :-)
I don't know if 0-6 is like ISO (Thomas?), but surely it's like POSIX.
    Karel



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