Re: SQL solution for my JDBC timezone issue

On 02/24/2015 11:36 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:
> On 25/02/15 04:29, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>> On 02/24/2015 06:25 AM, George Woodring wrote:
>>>   -- In your original post you mentioned that access to the databases is
>>> through a Web server.
>>>
>>>   -- Is there just one Web server with one time zone?
>>>
>>> We have 2 web servers that are clustered together.  They are both set to
>>> Eastern since that is the timezone they are located in.
>>>
>>
>>
>> So:
>>
>>     JDBC Web servers(US/East)  <---> 90 database (5 different timezones)
>>
>> Therefore everything to the end user is passed through the Web servers?
>>
>> Is there a reason why the databases have different timezones?
>>
>> Seems to me less complicated to have all the databases share the UTC
>> timezone. Then you only have one offset, US/East <--> UTC.
>>
>>> iGLASS Networks
>>> www.iglass.net <http://www.iglass.net>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> Yes I think it sanest to have servers use GMT*, as then it is simple
> enough to convert results to whatever local time zone the client is in.
>
> I live in New Zealand, and we are offset from GMT about 12 hours (depend
> on seasonal adjustments).  Have no problem getting query results using
> my local time zone automatically. - regardless of whether I query from
> the database box or another, using psql!
>
>
> Cheers,
> Gavin
>
>
> *UTC or whatever it is currently fashionable to call it!  :-)

Depends on which side of the Channel you want to make happy:)


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Adrian Klaver
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