Thread: Date format
Hi, I have two fields of column type 'date' from which I want to output a formatted date (with PHP). I understand that MySQL would use DATE_FORMAT and appropriate %M, %D commands. I am having trouble finding the equivalent PostgresQL commands. I am using PG 7.3.4. I have found the template patterns for the conversions. I want it to be in this format: Day, DD Month YYYY I do not know the function to format this so. if to_date() converts a string to date, what converts/formats date to string? Thankyou very much. -Dylan Fogarty-MacDonald dylan.fm@gmail.com
On Jul 31, 2006, at 14:23 , Dylan Fogarty-MacDonald wrote: > I am using PG 7.3.4. I strongly recommend upgrading, if not to the latest 8.1.4, then to the most recent release of 7.3.15. These include patches to security flaws and data-loss-incurring bugs. 8.1.4 will most likely perform much better for you as well. > if to_date() converts a string to date, what converts/formats date > to string? I think you'll want to look at TO_CHAR: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/functions- formatting.html I've found it useful to use EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM your_timestamp) to pass the timestamp to PHP, and then use the PHP timestamp formating functions. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/functions- datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-EXTRACT Hope this helps. Michael Glaesemann grzm seespotcode net
On Jul 31, 2006, at 14:38 , Michael Glaesemann wrote: > I strongly recommend upgrading, if not to the latest 8.1.4, then to > the most recent release of 7.3.15. Sorry. That should read: ... most recent release of 7.3, which is 7.3.15. Michael Glaesemann grzm seespotcode net
If you are using PHP, then as Michael mentioned, you can either use the
Postgres to_char function to return the date formatted in the SQL query, or
use the PHP date() function to format it. Eg:
SQL:
to_char('01-07-2005', Day, DD Month YYYY') AS "Date"
Returns:
Friday , 01 July 2005
PHP:
date('L, d F Y', mktime(0, 0, 0, 07, 01, 2005))
Returns:
Friday, 01 July 2005
Note the extra spaces in the SQL version. They are padded out to the maximum
possible length of that string - ie, Friday is padded out to the number of
characters in 'Wednesday' - That's my understanding anyway; Someone care to
correct me?
Cheers,
-p
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Subject: [NOVICE] Date format
Hi,
I have two fields of column type 'date' from which I want to output a
formatted date (with PHP).
I understand that MySQL would use DATE_FORMAT and appropriate %M, %D
commands.
I am having trouble finding the equivalent PostgresQL commands. I am
using PG 7.3.4.
I have found the template patterns for the conversions. I want it to be
in this format:
Day, DD Month YYYY
I do not know the function to format this so.
if to_date() converts a string to date, what converts/formats date to
string?
Thankyou very much.
-Dylan Fogarty-MacDonald
dylan.fm@gmail.com
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Thankyou very much.
I tried with PHP date() but I had a few problems.
I ended up using the SQL, and it works as this in the query:
to_char(project_enddate, 'Day, DD Month YYYY') AS enddate,
to_char(project_startdate, 'Day, DD Month YYYY') AS startdate
In regards to upgrading to the latest Pgsql - I would love that but I am
not running the server, I can suggest the upgrade but I do not know if
that will occur.
Luckily I am setting up a couple of servers in my spare time at work, so
eventually I can use them.
Thanks again,
-Dylan Fogarty-MacDonald
Phillip Smith wrote:
>If you are using PHP, then as Michael mentioned, you can either use the
>Postgres to_char function to return the date formatted in the SQL query, or
>use the PHP date() function to format it. Eg:
>
>SQL:
> to_char('01-07-2005', Day, DD Month YYYY') AS "Date"
>Returns:
> Friday , 01 July 2005
>
>PHP:
> date('L, d F Y', mktime(0, 0, 0, 07, 01, 2005))
>Returns:
> Friday, 01 July 2005
>
>Note the extra spaces in the SQL version. They are padded out to the maximum
>possible length of that string - ie, Friday is padded out to the number of
>characters in 'Wednesday' - That's my understanding anyway; Someone care to
>correct me?
>
>Cheers,
>-p
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org
>[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Dylan
>Fogarty-MacDonald
>Sent: Monday, 31 July 2006 15:23
>To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
>Subject: [NOVICE] Date format
>
>Hi,
>
>I have two fields of column type 'date' from which I want to output a
>formatted date (with PHP).
>
>I understand that MySQL would use DATE_FORMAT and appropriate %M, %D
>commands.
>I am having trouble finding the equivalent PostgresQL commands. I am
>using PG 7.3.4.
>
>I have found the template patterns for the conversions. I want it to be
>in this format:
>
>Day, DD Month YYYY
>
>I do not know the function to format this so.
>
>if to_date() converts a string to date, what converts/formats date to
>string?
>
>Thankyou very much.
>
>-Dylan Fogarty-MacDonald
>dylan.fm@gmail.com
>
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