Hi, I used PostgreSQL 6.53 and I used tables with timestamps fields. When I read the value of a Timestamp field in a C program, i received a string of this format : 2001-04-08 12:54:09-0 Can someone give me some explanation about the meaning of the two last characters ? Thanks Natacha Joseph [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly