Re: Localization (for dates) Oracle vs. Postgresql - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Manuel Sugawara
Subject Re: Localization (for dates) Oracle vs. Postgresql
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Msg-id m3smndzg78.fsf@conexa.fciencias.unam.mx
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In response to Re: Localization (for dates) Oracle vs. Postgresql  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:

> "Amin Schoeib" <aschoeib@4tek.de> writes:
> > When I would execute this:
> > select to_char(now(),'DD.Month,YYYY')
> > I would get the monthname in english but how can I perform with to_char
> > That I become the monthname in german??
>
> Karel, isn't there a way to get localized month names using
> to_char() ?  I thought there was, but I don't see anything about it
> in the manual.

I sent the patch long time ago and it was rejected by Karel :-(. I can
work on this again but I can't remember exactly why it was rejected, I
think Karel and I didn't reach agreement on the API.

Regards,
Manuel.

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