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To: "Tim Joyce" <tim@hoop.co.uk>
cc: pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] ResultSet.getDate 
In-reply-to: Your message of Mon, 15 Nov 1999 11:29:20 -0000
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:00:10 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

"Tim Joyce" <tim@hoop.co.uk> writes:
> But how do I set the timezone when I start postgres so that dates are always
> reported in GMT?

TZ when the postmaster is started sets the default zone, I believe.
There is no way to make it "always" report in GMT, if by that you
mean overriding clients' PGTZ settings.

			regards, tom lane