Re: More straight forward method to convert seconds::bigint to interval

Shane R. Spencer wrote:
> I work in VoIP.  HMS (Hour/Minute/Second) format appears to be the rule
> when working with call time totals.  I admit it makes some reports
> easier to read.
>
> The method I used to convert a int/bigint to HMS (or the standard
> representation of an interval type) is as follows:
>
> select (123456.789::varchar(24) || ' seconds')::interval as HMS;
>      hms
> --------------
>  34:17:36.789
>
> Is there a less string oriented method of converting seconds as an int
> to an interval?
>
> - Shane
>

I think this is cleaner/faster:


select interval '1 second' * 123456.789 as HMS;

      hms
--------------
  34:17:36.789


-Adam