ALTER TABLE archive RENAME to archive2; CREATE VIEW archive AS SELECT ar_namespace, ar_title, ar_text, ar_comment, ar_user, ar_user_text, ar_minor_edit, ar_flags, ar_rev_id, ar_text_id, TO_CHAR(ar_timestamp, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS') AS ar_timestamp FROM archive2; CREATE RULE archive_insert AS ON INSERT TO archive DO INSTEAD INSERT INTO archive2 VALUES ( NEW.ar_namespace, NEW.ar_title, NEW.ar_text, NEW.ar_comment, NEW.ar_user, NEW.ar_user_text, TO_DATE(NEW.ar_timestamp, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS'), NEW.ar_minor_edit, NEW.ar_flags, NEW.ar_rev_id, NEW.ar_text_id );