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From momjian@postgresql.org (Bruce Momjian)
Subject pgsql: Update SQL-standard INTERVAL item: o Support ISO
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Msg-id 20060425000145.25C2A11F6ADE@postgresql.org
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Update SQL-standard INTERVAL item:

        o Support ISO INTERVAL syntax if units cannot be determined from
          the string, and are supplied after the string

          The SQL standard states that the units after the string specify
          the units of the string, e.g. INTERVAL '2' MINUTE should
          return '00:02:00'.  The current behavior has the units
          restrict the interval value to the specified unit or unit range,
          INTERVAL '70' SECOND returns '00:00:10'.

          For syntax that isn't uniquely ISO or PG syntax, like '1' or
          '1:30', treat as ISO if there is a range specification clause,
          and as PG if there no clause is present, e.g. interpret
          '1:30' MINUTE TO SECOND as '1 minute 30 seconds', and
          interpret '1:30' as '1 hour, 30 minutes'.

          This makes common cases like SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH
          SQL-standard results.  The SQL standard supports a limited
          number of unit combinations and doesn't support unit names
          in the string.  The PostgreSQL syntax is more flexible in
          the range of units supported, e.g. PostgreSQL supports
          '1 year 1 hour', while the SQL standard does not.

Modified Files:
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    pgsql/doc:
        TODO (r1.1807 -> r1.1808)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/TODO.diff?r1=1.1807&r2=1.1808)
    pgsql/doc/src/FAQ:
        TODO.html (r1.310 -> r1.311)
        (http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html.diff?r1=1.310&r2=1.311)

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