Re: [GENERAL] now() and time zone

2006-10-04 Thread Tom Lane
Jean-Christophe Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am a bit sorry to come back on that topic but I just cannot get it right. > How comes that > select now() at time zone 'EST' > returns > "2006-10-04 15:59:26.713623" > when it is actually 16:59 on the east coast? USA east coast is cur

Re: [GENERAL] now() and time zone

2006-10-04 Thread Jean-Christophe Roux
Yes you are right, that's what I have just realized; I should be using EDT instead of EST. Sorry for the botherJCR- Original Message From: Martijn van Oosterhout To: Jean-Christophe Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.orgSent: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 5:06:42 PMSubject: R

Re: [GENERAL] now() and time zone

2006-10-04 Thread Martijn van Oosterhout
On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 02:01:18PM -0700, Jean-Christophe Roux wrote: > Hello, > I am a bit sorry to come back on that topic but I just cannot get it right. > How comes that > select now() at time zone 'EST' > returns > "2006-10-04 15:59:26.713623" > when it is actually 16:59 on the east

[GENERAL] now() and time zone

2006-10-04 Thread Jean-Christophe Roux
Hello,I am a bit sorry to come back on that topic but I just cannot get it right. How comes that     select now() at time zone 'EST'returns     "2006-10-04 15:59:26.713623"when it is actually 16:59 on the east coast? Can it be that the server where the PostgreSQL database is located is not properly