At 11:03 AM 27-04-2000 +0300, Andras Balogh wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Thank You for your reply.
>BUT as i mentioned the date_time field is VARCHAR.
>So if i use:
>date >= '01/4/2000' and date < '01/5/2000'
>
>this won't compare the dates it will compare Strings.
>so '02/4/2000' will be GREATER than '01/5/2000'.
>
>That is why i need a DATE TYPE for my field that can be used to create an
>index.
>
>So any other ideas?
If you need a date type for your field, use a date type.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/datatype1143.htm
Cheerio,
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