Re: Problem with extract(epoch from interval ...

Thanks,
It works perfectly.

Regards, Kaloyan Iliev
On 23.01.13 13:00, Ian Lawrence Barwick wrote:
> Hi
>
> 2013/1/23 Kaloyan Iliev <kaloyan@digsys.bg>:
>> Hi,
>> I have a little problem with extract epoch from interval. It seems that the
>> query works if the interval is in a string but not from DB field.
>> Could someone provide support.
> (...)
>
> You have a casting error; instead of:
>
>> dbr=#  SELECT extract(EPOCH FROM INTERVAL b) FROM a;
>> ERROR:  syntax error at or near "b"
>> LINE 1: SELECT extract(EPOCH FROM INTERVAL b) FROM a;
> use
>
> SELECT extract(EPOCH FROM b::INTERVAL) FROM a;
>
> or
>
>
> SELECT extract(EPOCH FROM CAST (b AS INTERVAL)) FROM a;
>
>
> Regards
>
> Ian Barwick