Josh Berkus wrote:
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> Tom, Stephan,
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> I'm writing up the date/time FAQ, and I came across some operator
> behavior that confuses me:
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> If
> INTERVAL / INTEGER = INTERVAL
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> then why does
> INTERVAL / INTERVAL = ERROR?
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> Shouldn't
> INTERVAL / INTERVAL = INTEGER?
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> I'd like to answer this before I finish the FAQ, as it seems
> inconsistent behavior.
>
> -Josh
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Josh,
I'm not Tom or Stephan (sorry) but in your scenario what would be the result of, say, dividing '3 months ago' with '6
seconds'in the future?
I don't think it makes conceptual sense to divide intervals....
Allan.