| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| DATE | DATE is a FairCom database field type containing a date value, such as "2022-03-08" and is stored in a record as an unsigned 32-bit integer that represents a specific day in the Gregorian calendar. |
| TIME | TIME is a FairCom database field type containing a time value, such as "15:35:02:00" and is stored in a record as a 32-bit unsigned integer that represents a specific millisecond in a day. |
| TIMESTAMP | TIMESTAMP is a FairCom database field type that is stored in a record as a 64-bit number that represents a specific DATE and TIME. |
DATE
DATE is a FairCom database field type containing a date value, such as "2022-03-08". It is stored in a record as an unsigned 32-bit integer that represents a specific day in the Gregorian calendar. A date has three parts: year, month, and day. It does not include time or a timezone offset.
FairCom's date types include DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP.
- In FairCom's JSON DB API, a DATE value is represented as a JSON string that contains an ISO 8601 formatted date, which uses a year-month-day format without a timezone — for example,
"2023-03-16". - In FairCom's SQLAPI, a DATE value is submitted and returned as ASCII characters using the ODBC format
{d 'YYYY-MM-DD'}— for example,{d '2023-03-16'}. - In FairCom's ISAM and CTDB APIs, a DATE value is submitted and returned as a binary FairCom date value. FairCom provides functions to convert a FairCom date into the date types required by other languages.
TIME
TIME is a FairCom database field type containing a time value, such as "15:35:02:00". It is stored in a record as a 32-bit unsigned integer that represents a specific millisecond in a day. A time has four parts: hour, minute, second, and millisecond which represent the number of milliseconds after midnight. It does not include a date or a timezone offset.
FairCom's date types include DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP.
- In FairCom's JSON DB API, a TIME value is represented as a string containing an ISO8604 time without a timezone, which uses an hour:minute:second.fraction format — for example,
"17:35:20.5". - In FairCom's SQL API, a TIME value is submitted and returned as ASCII characters in hour:minute:second.millisecond format using the ODBC format
{t 'HH:MI:SS:MS'}— for example,{t '17-35-02-00'}. - In FairCom's ISAM and CTDB APIs, a TIME value is submitted and returned as a binary FairCom time value. FairCom provides functions to convert a FairCom time into the time types required by other languages.
TIMESTAMP
TIMESTAMP is a FairCom database field type. It is stored in a record as a 64-bit number that represents a specific DATE and TIME. It does not include a timezone offset.
In FairCom's JSON DB API, a TIMESTAMP value is represented as an ISO8604 date and time without a timezone, which uses a year-month-dayThour:minute:second.fraction format, such as "2023-03-16T17:35:20.5".
FairCom's date types include DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP.
- In FairCom's SQL API, a TIMESTAMP value is submitted and returned year-month-day hour:minute:second format as ASCII characters using the ODBC format
{ts 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS'}— for example,{ts '2023-03-16 17:35:02'}. - In FairCom's ISAM and CTDB APIs, a TIMESTAMP value is submitted and returned as a binary FairCom timestamp value. FairCom provides functions to convert a FairCom time into the date and time types required by other languages.