Re: Frustration with date/times/epoch in v7.3.

On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 12:23, Jean-Luc Lachance wrote:
> Why not simply use '99991231'::date ?
>

select imported_date, imported_date::date from server_accounts;
ERROR:  Cannot cast type integer to date
select imported_date, 'imported_date'::date from server_accounts;
ERROR:  Bad date external representation 'imported_date'


Thats why. ;)


> Mike Benoit wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Peter, abstime() seems to do the trick. However this paragraph
> > from the docs worries me:
> >
> > "The types abstime and reltime are lower precision types which are used
> > internally. You are discouraged from using any of these types in new
> > applications and are encouraged to move any old ones over when
> > appropriate. Any or all of these internal types might disappear in a
> > future release."
> >
> > So does this mean that the abstime() functions may dissappear in the
> > future? I'd rather not have to go through and change all my queries yet
> > again, is there a function that has a better chance of being around in
> > the near future that I could use instead?
> >
> > On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 09:59, Peter Gibbs wrote:
> > > Mike Benoit wrote:
> > >
> > > > select imported_date, ('Jan 1 1970'::DATE + (imported_date || '
> > > seconds')::INTERVAL)::timestamp from server_accounts limit 1
> > > >  imported_date |      timestamp
> > > > ---------------+---------------------
> > > >     1027966107 | 2002-07-29 18:08:27
> > >
> > > test=> select imported_date, abstime(imported_date) from server_accounts;
> > >  imported_date |        abstime
> > > ---------------+------------------------
> > >     1037498593 | 2002-11-17 04:03:13+02
> > >     1027966107 | 2002-07-29 20:08:27+02
> > >
> > > --
> > > Peter Gibbs
> > > EmKel Systems
> > --
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Mike Benoit
> > NetNation Communication Inc.
> > Systems Engineer
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Mike Benoit
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