Re: Question about Postgresql time fields(possible bug)

Tony Caduto wrote:
> Hi,
> I just noticed today that Postgresql accepts a value of 24:00:00, this 
> is for sure not correct as there is no such thing as 24:00:00
> 
> PG Admin III will display this value just fine which is also incorrect,  
> PG Lightning Admin catches it as a invalid time, but shouldn't there be 
> some validation of times and dates at the server level?  
> 
> There are people who are using PG Admin III and they don't even know 
> they have bogus dates and times in their databases.

A leap second will show as 24:00:00.  It is a valid time.

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