Re: Syntax for converting double to a timestamp - Mailing list pgsql-general

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Frank Church wrote:
>> error: cannot cast tupe double precision to timestamp without time
>> zone
>>
>> What is the right syntax?
>
> It's not clear what the meaning of a double precision as a timestamp
> would be.  How about you make that explicit:
>
> "timestamp" * interval '1 second' + timestamp '1900-01-01 00:00:00'

There's also 'EPOCH', which is shorter and more explicit.

timestamp 'EPOCH" + "timestamp" * interval '1 second'

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