On Jan 24, 2008 2:06 AM, iuri de araujo sampaio <iuri.sampaio@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> how to change the default format for type date?
> I have created a field on a table:
>
> ##
> create table tbl_inventory (
> item_id integer constraint c_pk primary key,
> I. purchase_date date,
> II. fabrication_date date,
> III. expiration_date date
> );
> ##
>
> the error i got is:
>
> ##
> Database operation "dml" failed
> (exception ERROR, "ERROR: invalid input syntax for type date: "2008 7 22 {} {} {} {DD MONTH YYYY}"
> ")
> ##
Can you give us a statement by statement example of what you're doing?Are you actually trying to insert the string
'20087 22 {} {} {} {DD
MONTH YYYY}' as a date?