PostgreSQL : cast string to date DD/MM/YYYY
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I'm trying to cast a CHARACTER VARYING column to a DATE but I need a date format like this : DD/MM/YYYY. I use the following SQL query :
ALTER TABLE test
ALTER COLUMN date TYPE DATE using to_date(date, 'DD/MM/YYYY');
The result is a date like this : YYYY-MM-DD.
How can I get the DD/MM/YYYYformat ?
Thanks a lot in advance !
Thomas
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A DATE column does not have a format. You cannot specify a format for it.
You can use DateStyle to control how PostgreSQL emits dates, but it's global and a bit limited.
Instead, you should use to_char to format the date when you query it, or format it in the client application. Like:
SELECT to_char("date", 'DD/MM/YYYY') FROM mytable;
e.g.
regress=> SELECT to_char(DATE '2014-04-01', 'DD/MM/YYYY');
to_char
------------
01/04/2014
(1 row)
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