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Clarify meaning of second DateStyle value.

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Bruce Momjian 2004-04-15 04:46:18 +00:00
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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.258 2004/04/07 05:05:49 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.259 2004/04/15 04:46:18 momjian Exp $
-->
<Chapter Id="runtime">
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<indexterm><primary>date style</></>
<listitem>
<para>
Sets the display format for date and time values, as well as
the rules for interpreting ambiguous date input values.
For historical reasons, this variable contains two independent
Sets the display format for date and time values, as well as the
rules for interpreting ambiguous date input values. For
historical reasons, this variable contains two independent
components: the output format specification (<literal>ISO</>,
<literal>Postgres</>, <literal>SQL</>, or <literal>German</>) and
the date field order specification (<literal>DMY</>, <literal>MDY</>,
or <literal>YMD</>). These can be set separately or together.
The keywords <literal>Euro</> and <literal>European</> are synonyms
for <literal>DMY</>; the keywords <literal>US</>, <literal>NonEuro</>,
and <literal>NonEuropean</> are synonyms for <literal>MDY</>.
See <xref linkend="datatype-datetime"> for more information. The
<literal>Postgres</>, <literal>SQL</>, or <literal>German</>)
and the input/output specification for year/month/day ordering
(<literal>DMY</>, <literal>MDY</>, or <literal>YMD</>). These
can be set separately or together. The keywords <literal>Euro</>
and <literal>European</> are synonyms for <literal>DMY</>; the
keywords <literal>US</>, <literal>NonEuro</>, and
<literal>NonEuropean</> are synonyms for <literal>MDY</>. See
<xref linkend="datatype-datetime"> for more information. The
default is <literal>ISO, MDY</>.
</para>
</listitem>