Re: Add error-checking to timestamp_recv - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Add error-checking to timestamp_recv
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Msg-id 200405200058.i4K0wh602974@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Add error-checking to timestamp_recv  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: Add error-checking to timestamp_recv  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Would you show an example of the invalid value this is trying to avoid?

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Stephen Frost wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>   The attached patch adds some error-checking to the timestamp_recv
>   function so that it's not possible to put an invalid timestamp into a
>   timestamp column (hopefully).  The check is done in basically the
>   exact same way the out-of-bounds check in timestamp2tm is done.
>   There's probably an easier/cleaner way but this should work or at
>   least generate discussion and a better patch. :)
>
>       Thanks,
>
>         Stephen

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