Re: Fractions of seconds in timestamps - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Vincenzo Romano
Subject Re: Fractions of seconds in timestamps
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Msg-id CAHjZ2x64jotU6+oiNXfhyFwr-s=ZisOfkGDDxOF3QcA7ZNKGUg@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Fractions of seconds in timestamps  (Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz>)
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2012/4/25 Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz>:
> On 2012-04-25, Valentin Militaru <valentin.militaru@telcor.ro> wrote:
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>> What about using
>>
>> WHERE f BETWEEN '2012-04-23 00:00:00' AND '2012-04-24 00:00:00'?
>>
>
> that could match the first microsecond of 2012-04-24
> otherwise not a prolem :)
>
> another option is BETWEEN '2012-04-23 00:00:00' AND '2012-04-23 23:59:60'
>
> or even BETWEEN '2012-04-23 00:00:00' AND '2012-04-23 23:59:60.999999'
>
> these are reliant on documented behaviours, but documented
> inosyncratic behaviours, behaviours that could potentially be improved.
> such that it woulkd no longer be reliable.
>
>>> you have to do it the long way
>>>
>>>     f>= '2012-04-23 00:00:00' AND f<  '2012-04-24 00:00:00'
>>>
>
> this way is mathematically correct and relies on standard guaranteed
> behaviours only.
>
> --
> ⚂⚃ 100% natural

Correct Jasen!
In my opinion the use of BETWEEN (as it is currently defined) makes
very little sense (if any) at least for time stamps.
What I've seen so far with time periods are always defined as either
"[...)" or "(..]".

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