Re: Can't figure out how to use now() in default for tsrange column (PG 9.2)

>> BTW, that second value looks a whole lot like a poorly thought out
>> substitute for 'infinity' ...
>>                         regards, tom lane
>
> That's certainly an interesting comment and I'm open to suggestions! The
> original db has two columns (from_timestamp, to_timestamp). I don't go for
> NULL in the to_timestamp column. Alternatively, a timestamp very, very far
> in the future can throw off query planners.

Tom is telling you that there is a special "timestamp" 'infinity':

alter table the_table alter column the_column set default
tsrange(now()::timestamp without time zone, 'infinity'::timestamp
without time zone);

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