Try googling next time for an answer to your question. I went to google and searched for "db2 timestamp" and this reference had some good info:
http://www.craigsmullins.com/dbu_1200.htm Here's a snippet: Formatting If formatting the date and time data is a major consideration for your application then DATE and TIME may be a better solution. DB2 provides formatting options for DATE and TIME columns via local DATE and TIME exits. This means that you can specify a DB2 subsystem-wide default for the way that date and time values should be displayed. Likewise the CHAR function and DATE and TIME precompiler options exist for formatting DATE and TIME data. If the date and time information is to be extracted and displayed on a report or by an online application, the availability of these DB2-provided facilities for DATE and TIME columns should be considered when making your decision. These facilities are not available for TIMESTAMP columns. There is a single format for a timestamp value in DB2, and it looks like the sample shown previously. A timestamp value always begins with the date component, in the format YYYY-MM-DD combined using a hyphen ("-") to the time component in the format: hh.mm.ss.zzzzzz. HTH. Hardy Merrill >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/23/05 11:21 PM >>> I am having a problem using the Perl DBD::DB2 module to enter a 'TimeStamp' value into a DB2 table. I have been able to write a perl script which can enter an 'integer' or 'varchar' value into a DB2 table. I also need to enter a 'TimeStamp' value into the same table. I have not been able to correctly format the 'TimeStamp' value in my script so that the 'INSERT' command executes without errors. Does anyone have a perl example script for entering 'TimeStamp' values into a DB2 table? ***************************************** Richard Rice Continental Tire North America, Inc. (704) 583-8668 *****************************************
