Re: Splitting Timestamps - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Chris Browne
Subject Re: Splitting Timestamps
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Msg-id 60slkpa7st.fsf@dba2.int.libertyrms.com
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In response to Splitting Timestamps  ("Chris Hoover" <revoohc@gmail.com>)
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revoohc@gmail.com ("Chris Hoover") writes:
> I have several columns in my database that are timestamps.  My
> developers are asking me how to split the timestamp so that they can
> look at either the date or at the time portion.  I know I can do a
> select to_date(now(),'yyyy-mm-dd') and it will return the date. 
> However, how do I get the time?  Also, is this the proper way to get
> the date portion of a timestamp?  Thanks, Chris

Look at the function date_part(time_type, timestamp)
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