>>> (The fact that there are two components is a historical aberration,
>>> and I'd be the first to agree it's ugly, but that's how it works.)
>
> The second one affects field order for some of the output styles, too.
> See
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/datatype-datetime.html#DATATYPE-DATETIME-OUTPUT
> In particular, tables 8-14 and 8-15 illustrate all the output formatting
> options you have. SQL, MDY might be the closest to what you want.
Yeah, I was re-reading that section as I got your response, and I've come
to the same conclusion. I was misunderstanding how the two components work
together. _Now_ I see why it's ugly!
I knew I was being a knucklehead; thanks for the insight.
Is there any reason I shouldn't simply set my server default to 'SQL, MDY'
instead of specifying it at connection time (or per database/user)?
Karl Nack
Futurity, Inc.
773-506-2007