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-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/func.sgml8
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml10
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/release.sgml4
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index a59b59211b2..942bd83c782 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.159 2003/07/15 19:19:55 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.160 2003/07/17 00:55:36 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -5016,16 +5016,16 @@ SELECT EXTRACT(SECOND FROM TIME '17:12:28.5');
</screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<!--
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>timezone</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The time zone offset. XXX But in what units?
+ The time zone offset from UTC, measured in seconds. Positive values
+ correspond to time zones east of UTC, negative values to
+ zones west of UTC.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
--->
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>timezone_hour</literal></term>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
index 7a5c8b51fb7..08ea5f3c2f4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.78 2003/07/15 19:19:56 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.79 2003/07/17 00:55:36 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ SELECT setseed(<replaceable>value</replaceable>);
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><literal>7</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>-7</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The time zone 7 hours west from UTC (equivalent
- to PDT). Negative values are east from UTC.
+ to PDT). Positive values are east from UTC.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><literal>INTERVAL '08:00' HOUR TO MINUTE</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>INTERVAL '-08:00' HOUR TO MINUTE</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The time zone 8 hours west from UTC (equivalent
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ SELECT setseed(<replaceable>value</replaceable>);
<listitem>
<para>
Set the time zone to your local time zone (the one that
- your operating system defaults to).
+ the server's operating system defaults to).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
index 5164f7155a1..3829d1eb831 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.197 2003/07/15 19:19:55 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.198 2003/07/17 00:55:36 tgl Exp $
-->
<appendix id="release">
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ CDATA means the content is "SGML-free", so you can write without
worries about funny characters.
-->
<literallayout><![CDATA[
+EXTRACT(TIMEZONE) and SET/SHOW TIMEZONE now follow SQL sign convention
+ (positive = east of UTC)
Output of SHOW DATESTYLE is now in the same format accepted by SET DATESTYLE
PL/Python is now an untrusted language, and is renamed to 'plpythonu'
Dollar sign ($) is no longer allowed in operator names