Negative integer constants don't work with "between" operator. - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Jochen Topf
Subject Negative integer constants don't work with "between" operator.
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Msg-id 19990828222216.A7712@eldorado.inka.de
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Your name        : Jochen Topf
Your email address    : jochen@remote.org


System Configuration
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  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)      : Intel Pentium

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF)     : Linux 2.0.35, RedHat 5.2

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.5.1): PostgreSQL-6.5.1

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)        : RPMs vom ftp.postgresql.org


Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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Negative integer constants don't work with "between" operator.



Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible:
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This works:
test=> create table x (y int check (y >= -1 AND y <=99) );
CREATE

This doesn't:
test=> create table x (y int check (y between -1 and 99) );
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "-"





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