On Wed, Sep 14, 2005 at 02:12:34AM +0200, Michael Schuerig wrote: > > I'd like to get date columns in the results of a query in the > appropriate format (EUROPEAN, GERMAN). I've tried to set DATESTYLE and > it works as far as PgSQL is concerned. Unfortunately, though, this > confuses the date parsing of the O/R-Mapper I'm using[*]. Is there a way > to set the date style/format on a per column basis for the result > returned by a SELECT statement? You could SET datestyle just before issuing the query (so it's not a per-column answer, but per-query), or use the to_char() function instead of using the default output. -- Alvaro Herrera -- Valdivia, Chile Architect, www.EnterpriseDB.com "Aprende a avergonzarte más ante ti que ante los demás" (Demócrito) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly