Why not use EXTRACT ?
Arjen
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] Namens Rory Campbell-Lange
> Verzonden: donderdag 12 juni 2003 18:58
> Aan: Michal Durys
> CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [GENERAL] Cast: timestamp to integer
>
>
> select cast(to_char(current_timestamp, 'd') as integer)/5;
>
> On 12/06/03, Michal Durys (joe@anime.com.pl) wrote:
> > I'd like to convert timestamp and date fields to intergers.
> > Unfortunately cast() says it's impossible:
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> Rory Campbell-Lange
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