> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Grittner [mailto:Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:47 PM
> To: Roberts, Jon; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: RE: [HACKERS] timestamp format bug
>
> >>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 12:45 PM, in message
> <1A6E6D554222284AB25ABE3229A92762715527@nrtexcus702.int.asurion.com>,
> "Roberts,
> Jon" <Jon.Roberts@asurion.com> wrote:
>
> > So on your db, run this query:
> > select sub.t1, to_char(t1, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss.us') as char_t1
> > from
> > (
> > select timestamp'2008-01-31 12:31:40.500000' as t1
> > ) sub
> >
> >
> > I bet you get this:
> > "2008-01-31 12:31:40.50";"2008-01-31 12:31:40.500000"
>
> t1 | char_t1
> ------------------------+----------------------------
> 2008-01-31 12:31:40.50 | 2008-01-31 12:31:40.500000
> (1 row)
>
> > Don't you think it should have two identical columns?
>
> No. Why should the return value of a function influence the input?
>
This is clearly a bug. Don't fix it. I don't care.
Jon