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>ts >08/06/2014 03:08:58 >08/06/2014 03:08:58 >08/06/2014 03:08:58 Hmmm, this works for me: CREATE TABLE sql_log_import ( id serial NOT NULL, ts text, -- will convert to ts when merging into sql_server_logs CONSTRAINT sql_log_import_pk PRIMARY KEY (id) ) WITH ( OIDS=FALSE ); INSERT INTO sql_log_import VALUES (1, '08/06/2014 03:08:58'), (2, '08/06/2014 03:08:58'), (3, '08/06/2014 03:08:58') SELECT to_timestamp(ts, 'MM/DD/YYYY hh24:mi:ss')::timestamp FROM sql_log_import; ts 2014-08-06 03:08:58 2014-08-06 03:08:58 2014-08-06 03:08:58 *Melvin Davidson* I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.