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| From: | "Colin Mangiagalli" <colin(at)camara(dot)co(dot)za> |
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| Subject: | Incorrect date/time returned by current_timestamp |
| Date: | 2002-06-03 13:22:52 |
| Message-ID: | 000201c20b01$ca402730$7a01a8c0@camara.co.za |
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Hi there
I am using postgresql 7.2.1 with cygwin under W2K. I have noticed that
when I start postmaster, current_timestamp
returns the correct time, but as time goes by, the value returned by
current_timestamp gets further and further
from the current system time.
Can someone please tell me why this is and what I can do to fix it.
Thanks
Colin
| From: | Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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| To: | Colin Mangiagalli <colin(at)camara(dot)co(dot)za> |
| Cc: | pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Incorrect date/time returned by current_timestamp |
| Date: | 2002-06-04 13:08:14 |
| Message-ID: | 1023196094.22175.3541.camel@linda |
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On Mon, 2002-06-03 at 14:22, Colin Mangiagalli wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I am using postgresql 7.2.1 with cygwin under W2K. I have noticed that
> when I start postmaster, current_timestamp
> returns the correct time, but as time goes by, the value returned by
> current_timestamp gets further and further
> from the current system time.
>
> Can someone please tell me why this is and what I can do to fix it.
Within one transaction, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP always returns the same time;
this is by design. I have never used PostgreSQL under Windows, but I do
not think that there is anything Windows-specific about the behaviour
you are seeing; you must have a transaction open.
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