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Document recent changes in syntax, including examples.

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.33 2000/03/26 18:32:27 petere Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.34 2000/03/31 03:20:17 thomas Exp $
Postgres documentation
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<date>1999-07-20</date>
</refsynopsisdivinfo>
<synopsis>
SET <replaceable class="PARAMETER">variable</replaceable> { TO | = } { '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">value</replaceable>' | DEFAULT }
SET <replaceable class="PARAMETER">variable</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">value</replaceable> | '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">value</replaceable>' | DEFAULT }
SET TIME ZONE { '<replaceable class="PARAMETER">timezone</replaceable>' | LOCAL | DEFAULT }
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL { READ COMMITTED | SERIALIZABLE }
</synopsis>
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<listitem>
<para>
New value of parameter. <option>DEFAULT</option> can be
used to specify resetting the parameter to its default value.
used to specify resetting the parameter to its default
value. Lists of strings are allowed, but more complex
constructs may need to be single or double quoted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL { READ COMMITTED | SERIALIZABLE }
<term>European</term>
<listitem>
<para>
use dd/mm/yyyy for numeric date representations.
use <literal>dd/mm/yyyy</literal> for numeric date representations.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<term>NonEuropean</term>
<listitem>
<para>
use mm/dd/yyyy for numeric date representations.
use <literal>mm/dd/yyyy</literal> for numeric date representations.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<term>German</term>
<listitem>
<para>
use dd.mm.yyyy for numeric date representations.
use <literal>dd.mm.yyyy</literal> for numeric date representations.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<term>US</term>
<listitem>
<para>
same as 'NonEuropean'
same as <literal>NonEuropean</literal>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<term>DEFAULT</term>
<listitem>
<para>
restores the default values ('US,Postgres')
restores the default values (<literal>US,Postgres</literal>)
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>'PST8PDT'</term>
<term>PST8PDT</term>
<listitem>
<para>
set the timezone for California
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</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>'Portugal'</term>
<term>Portugal</term>
<listitem>
<para>
set time zone for Portugal.
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<term>DEFAULT</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Equivalent to specifying <command>SET KSQO='OFF'</command>.
Equivalent to specifying <command>SET KSQO=OFF</command>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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Usage
</title>
<para>
Set the style of date to ISO:
Set the style of date to ISO (no quotes on the argument is required):
<programlisting>
SET DATESTYLE TO 'ISO';
SET DATESTYLE TO ISO;
</programlisting>
Enable GEQO for queries with 4 or more tables:
Enable GEQO for queries with 4 or more tables (note the use of
single quotes to handle the equal sign inside the value argument):
<programlisting>
SET GEQO = 'ON=4';
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SET GEQO = DEFAULT;
</programlisting>
Set the timezone for Berkeley, California:
Set the timezone for Berkeley, California, using double quotes to
preserve the uppercase
attributes of the time zone specifier:
<programlisting>
SET TIME ZONE 'PST8PDT';
SET TIME ZONE "PST8PDT";
SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AS today;
today
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1998-03-31 07:41:21-08
</programlisting>
Set the timezone for Italy:
Set the timezone for Italy (note the required single or double quotes to handle
the special characters):
<programlisting>
SET TIME ZONE 'Europe/Rome';
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Local variables:
mode: sgml
mode:sgml
sgml-omittag:nil
sgml-shorttag:t
sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
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sgml-parent-document:nil
sgml-default-dtd-file:"../reference.ced"
sgml-exposed-tags:nil
sgml-local-catalogs:"/usr/lib/sgml/catalog"
sgml-local-catalogs:("/usr/lib/sgml/catalog")
sgml-local-ecat-files:nil
End:
-->