Re: date time function - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Raymond O'Donnell
Subject Re: date time function
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Msg-id 46841678.4090701@iol.ie
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In response to date time function  ("Jasbinder Singh Bali" <jsbali@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: date time function  (Michael Glaesemann <grzm@seespotcode.net>)
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On 28/06/2007 21:04, Jasbinder Singh Bali wrote:

> How can i convert this result into absolute number of days.

Cast your result to type INTERVAL - something like this:

postgres=# select (current_timestamp - timestamp '2007-05-01')::interval;

        interval
----------------------
  58 days 21:10:36.748
(1 row)

Of course, you'll need to decide how to handle the part of a day left over.

HTH,

Ray.

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Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland
rod@iol.ie
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