Re: Some timestamp problems

I agree with you .  My first reply was just in jest.  :)



Vilson farias wrote:
>
> But there are two kind of problems there. First related with big date
> values. ok, bot big deal yet :), but the second is taking my attention : if
> you put a time with 995 to 999 miliseconds, it's represented as 60seconds
> instead of 59seconds and 995 to 999 miliseconds. I don't think it's alright,
> because I've never seen a datetime with 60seconds value (60 seconds is
> always the next minute, in my conception). I would like some light here, is
> it just a psql problem to show datetime values or a internal datetime
> storage problem?
>
> New example:
>
> bxs=# insert into test2 values(1, '2002-08-29 04:23:59.994');
> INSERT 259868 1
> bxs=# insert into test2 values(2, '2002-08-29 04:23:59.995');
> INSERT 259869 1
> bxs=# insert into test2 values(2, '2002-08-29 04:23:59.996');
> INSERT 259870 1
> bxs=# insert into test2 values(3, '2002-08-29 04:23:59.997');
> INSERT 259871 1
> bxs=# insert into test2 values(4, '2002-08-29 04:23:59.998');
> INSERT 259872 1
> bxs=# insert into test2 values(5, '2002-08-29 04:23:59.999');
> INSERT 259873 1
> bxs=# select * from test2;
>  x |     apagar_menor_que
> ---+---------------------------
>  1 | 2002-08-29 04:23:59.99-03
>  2 | 2002-08-29 04:23:59.99-03
>  2 | 2002-08-29 04:23:60.00-03
>  3 | 2002-08-29 04:23:60.00-03
>  4 | 2002-08-29 04:23:60.00-03
>  5 | 2002-08-29 04:23:60.00-03
> (6 rows)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jean-Luc Lachance" <jllachan@nsd.ca>
> To: "Vilson farias" <vilson.farias@digitro.com.br>
> Cc: <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Some timestamp problems
>
> > I think there is plenty of time to address the Y10K problem...  :)
> >
> > JLL
> >
> >
> > Vilson farias wrote:
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > >   I found some strange behaviour in 7.1.2. Is it the same thing on 7.2.2
> ?
> > >
> > >   I don't know if it's a psql bug, but I would like to report it anyway
> > >
> > > bxs=# \d test2
> > >                      Table "test2"
> > >     Attribute     |           Type           | Modifier
> > > ------------------+--------------------------+----------
> > >  x                | integer                  |
> > >  apagar_menor_que | timestamp with time zone |
> > >
> > > bxs=# insert into test2 values(1, '2111-10-01 04:23:59.999');
> > > INSERT 259672 1
> > > bxs=# insert into test2 values(2, '20001-10-01 04:23:50');
> > > INSERT 259673 1
> > > bxs=# insert into test2 values(3, '20001-10-01 04:23:59');
> > > INSERT 259674 1
> > > bxs=# insert into test2 values(4, '20001-10-01 04:23:59.99');
> > > INSERT 259675 1
> > > bxs=# insert into test2 values(5, '20001-10-01 04:23:59.999');
> > > INSERT 259676 1
> > > bxs=# insert into test2 values(6, '20001-10-01 04:23:59.998');
> > > INSERT 259677 1
> > > bxs=# SELECT * FROM test2;
> > >  x |    apagar_menor_que
> > > ---+------------------------
> > >  1 | 2111-10-01 04:23:60.00
> > >  2 | 20001-10-01 04:2350
> > >  3 | 20001-10-01 04:2359
> > >  4 | 20001-10-01 04:2359.99
> > >  5 | 20001-10-01 04:2360.00
> > >  6 | 20001-10-01 04:2360.00
> > > (6 rows)
> > >
> > > bxs=#
> > >
> > > Best regards from Brazil,
> > >
> >
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> > > Software Engineer
> > >
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