On 13/06/2019 11:23, Dimitry Sibiryakov wrote: > 13.06.2019 16:02, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: >> So one (client) could request "give-me that timestamp-tz (utc timestamp >> + region/offset) columns and additionally give-me its string >> representation or offset or whatever". > > System table or package suits that. If user application needs that > information, it can query it. > > encode/decodeTime(Stamp)Tz() functions are not needed in API. > Existing encode/decode functions are enough. >
Considering the reality that we don't have SQL parser in the client for tools usage, and that generic tools (ISQL and like) will be the clients for the feature, no, they can't issue a server call to decode each column its going to display. It's sad to have to explain these things every time. Adriano Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
