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Diego Gil wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a file to import to postgresql that have an unusual date format.
> For example, Jan 20 2007 is 20022007, in DDMMYYYY format, without any
> separator. I know that a 20072002 (YYYYMMDD) is ok, but I don't know how
> to handle the DDMMYYYY dates.

You could try importing those fields in a text field in a temporary
table and then convert them from there into your final tables using the
to_date() function.

If 20022007 really means 20 Jan instead of 20 Feb, try something like:

insert into my_table (my_date_field)
select to_date(my_date_text_field, 'DDMMYYYY') - interval '1 month'
  from my_temp_table;

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