On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 10:15, Andy wrote: > Steps: > 1. > show datestyle > DateStyle > ISO, DMY > > > 2. > set datestyle to 'SQL, DMY'; > show datestyle; > DateStyle > SQL, DMY > > >>>>>>>>>> this should be the good result. > > Now the tries: > Edit the postgresql.conf. Set datestyle = 'SQL, DMY' parameter. Restart the > DB server. > show datestyle > DateStyle > ISO, DMY > > ... there is no change. > > the other try: > alter database test2 set datestyle to 'SQL, DMY'; > SQL executed. > show datestyle > DateStyle > ISO, DMY > > > the same... Have you set a date style for this particular database (not the cluster) with an alter database statement before? I'd try to alter the database to have a certain datestyle and see if that helps.