Re: Hrm. interval() function? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Larry Rosenman
Subject Re: Hrm. interval() function?
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Msg-id 49730000.1047610240@lerlaptop.lerctr.org
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In response to Re: Hrm. interval() function?  ("Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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--On Friday, March 14, 2003 10:49:28 +0800 Christopher Kings-Lynne 
<chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> wrote:

>> ler=# select interval('6 months');
>> ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "'6 months'" at character 17
>> ler=# select interval('6 months'::text);
>> ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "'6 months'" at character 17
>> ler=#
>
> Try:
>
> select "interval"('6 months');
>
That works, but is non-intuitive.  I assume this is a reserved word issue?

Can it be fixed?

LER

> Chris



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