Re: difference between current_timestamp and now() in quotes - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: difference between current_timestamp and now() in quotes
Date
Msg-id 20090122180405.GI4296@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Re: difference between current_timestamp and now() in quotes  (Adrian Klaver <aklaver@comcast.net>)
Responses Re: difference between current_timestamp and now() in quotes
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Adrian Klaver escribió:

> At least on 8.2  'now()' does not work either at least not in the way I think
> you want. I get:
>
> test=# SELECT 'now()';
>  ?column?
> ----------
>  now()
> (1 row)

alvherre=# select 'now()'::unknown::timestamptz;
          timestamptz
-------------------------------
 2009-01-22 15:01:46.352979-03
(1 fila)


It even works if you use "text" instead of unknown.

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