Soma Interesting <dfunct@telus.net> writes:
> Why does the following code return the exact same value each time, instead
> of a value based on the current time?
> CREATE FUNCTION memb_num () RETURNS INT4 AS '
> BEGIN
> RETURN date_part(''epoch'', CURRENT_DATE);
> END;
> ' LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
Because you asked for a value based on the current *date*.
If you waited till tomorrow and tried again, then you'd get a
different answer. Perhaps you want
RETURN date_part(''epoch'', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);
regards, tom lane
