[GENERAL] Can't figure out how to use now() in default for tsrange column (PG 9.2)

2012-07-15 Thread Chris Bartlett
I'm trying to set [now(), 2049-12-31 00:00:00) as the default for a tsrange column (Postgres 9.2), but can't figure out how to do it. I'm either getting syntax errors or now() is being evaluated, so that the default becomes something like [2012-07-14 14:04:35, 2049-12-31 00:00:00), which is not

Re: [GENERAL] Can't figure out how to use now() in default for tsrange column (PG 9.2)

2012-07-16 Thread Chris Bartlett
Chris Bartlett writes: I'm trying to set [now(), 2049-12-31 00:00:00) as the default for a tsrange column (Postgres 9.2), but can't figure out how to do it. I'm either getting syntax errors or now() is being evaluated, so that the default becomes something like [2012-07-14 14

Re: [GENERAL] Can't figure out how to use now() in default for tsrange column (PG 9.2)

2012-07-16 Thread Chris Bartlett
At 8:35 PM +0100 16/7/12, Daniele Varrazzo wrote: Even without this quirk, the problem of mapping timestamps to other languages data types could be an even stronger design factor. I've personally settled for -12-31 which is python's datetime.max, maps ok to doubles and won't create problems f

[GENERAL] View definition and schema search path bug or expected behaviour?

2012-07-25 Thread Chris Bartlett
I am not sure if this is expected behaviour or a bug. Using PG 9.2 beta 2 and PGAdmin3 1.16 beta 2. Connect as bob (superuser) In public schema: create table people (cols...) create view people_view as select * from people Create schema bob create table bob.people (cols...) create view

Re: [GENERAL] View definition and schema search path bug or expected behaviour?

2012-07-25 Thread Chris Bartlett
At 7:37 PM -0700 25/7/12, Adrian Klaver wrote: I am guessing if you do show search_path; from psql you will see that the public schema is before the bob schema. The SELECT for the unqualified people table in CREATE VIEW bob.people_view will find public.people first in that case. I don't thin

Re: [GENERAL] View definition and schema search path bug or expected behaviour?

2012-07-25 Thread Chris Bartlett
At 7:51 PM -0700 25/7/12, Adrian Klaver wrote: On 07/25/2012 07:47 PM, Chris Bartlett wrote: At 7:37 PM -0700 25/7/12, Adrian Klaver wrote: I am guessing if you do show search_path; from psql you will see that the public schema is before the bob schema. The SELECT for the unqualified people

[GENERAL] Server timestamp

2009-05-03 Thread Chris Bartlett
Date and time functions like current_time return the client machine's time. Is there a way of getting the database server's time? I have a situation that requires comparison of a date stamp on records with "today", but I need to avoid the possibility of a user changing their computer's clock ti