Justin <justin@emproshunts.com> writes:
> Have a select statement with a where clause using datestamp with
> timezone column compared to a date
> Select * from sometable where DateStampColumn > '2008-03-31'
> this returns records that are equal 2008-03-31
There's no such thing as "timestamp compared to date". The date
promotes to a timestamp at midnight; what you wrote is equivalent
to
Select * from sometable where DateStampColumn > '2008-03-31 00:00:00'
> but when the query includes casting to date
> Select * from sometable where DateStampColumn::date > '2008-03-31'
> The result is correct
You threw away the intraday part of the timestamp...
regards, tom lane
