Re: setting default date format

On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 11:34, Gary Stainburn wrote:
> > In postgresql.conf:
> >
> > DATESTYLE = 'Postgres,European'

> When I did this, and then did 'service postgresql restart' the service failed
> to start.

> BTW, I'm running 7.2.3 from the RH RPMS.

The feature is available in 7.3

In 7.2 I seem to remember you can set an environemntal variable
PGDATESTYLE when starting psql, and you may be able to use SET:

  SET DATESTYLE TO 'Postgres,European';

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