You are exactly right, the FM prefix is exactly what I'm seeking! I missed that table right below the main formaing table that describes the prefixes.
May you find much buried treasure,
Alex Turner
NetEconomist
On 9/19/05, Dianne Yumul <dianne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
May be you want the FM prefix, i.e. to_char(current_timestamp,
'FMMonth'). See the docs for more info:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/functions-
formatting.html#FUNCTIONS-FORMATTING-EXAMPLES-TABLE
On Sep 19, 2005, at 8:20 AM, Alex Turner wrote:
> Shiver me timbers, whats up with to_char()?!
>
> Avast! Is there no way to get a month without it being padded to
> nine characters? It makes using a database to actualy format a date
> for output kinda impossible?
>
> I'll have to walk the plank if I can't get an answer, the crew will
> mutiny and leave me on an island with a one-shot pistol and the sight
> of me sails dissapearing over the horizon!
>
> Alex Turner
> NetEconomist
> P.S. For those who didn't know - it's national talk like a pirate day.
