"John D. Burger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> mycol timestamp default now()
>> or
>> mycol timestamp default current_timestamp

> And both of these return start time of the current transaction, yes?  
> Is it the case that there is no SQL-standard way to get the current 
> time?

AFAIK the spec doesn't really define the meaning of current_timestamp
all that closely.  I believe there's a patch in the queue to add some
additional nonstandard functions for current time and start of current
interactive command, though.

                        regards, tom lane

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