Обсуждение: Calculation Error on Epoch?

Folks,

I'm having a problem with:

SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP)

Which is consistently returning an epoch timestamp that evaluates to
8.27.2002.   Is this a known issue?   A cross-platform problem?Suggestions?

-Josh Berkus

What if you try this:

SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE)

It's probably 8 hours time different to GMT or somethign like that...

Chris

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> Folks,
> 
> I'm having a problem with:
> 
> SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP)
> 
> Which is consistently returning an epoch timestamp that evaluates to
> 8.27.2002.   Is this a known issue?   A cross-platform problem?
>  Suggestions?
> 
> -Josh Berkus
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"Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> I'm having a problem with:
> SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP)
> Which is consistently returning an epoch timestamp that evaluates to
> 8.27.2002.   Is this a known issue?   A cross-platform problem?

In 7.2 I get:

regression=# SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP);date_part
------------1030507200
(1 row)

which seems to be correct given my timezone:

$ prdate 1030507200
time 1030507200 = Wed Aug 28 2002, 00:00:00 EDT

(prdate is a homegrown utility that just does strftime(localtime(...)))

It does seem to be broken in CVS tip, as I've complained to Thomas
at least once:

regression=# SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP);date_part
-----------1030.4928                -- wrong
(1 row)

regression=# SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMPTZ);date_part
------------1030507200                -- right
(1 row)


What context are you testing in, and what do you get exactly?
        regards, tom lane