Re: [HACKERS] Comma Comma Comma 8601

2013-08-05 Thread David E. Wheeler
On Jul 23, 2013, at 6:24 PM, David E. Wheeler wrote: > I kind of suspect not, since this fails: > > david=# select '12:24:53 654'::time; > ERROR: invalid input syntax for type time: "12:24:53 654" > LINE 1: select '12:24:53 654'::time; > ^ > > I would have guessed that the time p

Re: [HACKERS] Comma Comma Comma 8601

2013-07-23 Thread David E. Wheeler
On Jul 23, 2013, at 1:17 AM, Tom Lane wrote: > Does that create any ambiguities against formats we already support? > I'm worried about examples like this one: > > select 'monday, july 22, 22:30 2013'::timestamptz; > timestamptz > > 2013-07-22 22:30:00-04 > (

Re: [HACKERS] Comma Comma Comma 8601

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Lane
"David E. Wheeler" writes: > But I do wonder if the comma should be allowed for fractional seconds, > since the spec says it is preferred (and often used in Javaland, I'm > told). As in "14:30:50,232". Thoughts? Does that create any ambiguities against formats we already support? I'm worried abou

[HACKERS] Comma Comma Comma 8601

2013-07-22 Thread David E. Wheeler
Hackers, According to [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#Times): > Decimal fractions may also be added to any of the three time elements. A > decimal mark, either a comma or a dot (without any preference as stated in > resolution 10 of the 22nd General Conference CGPM in 2003,[1