Hi, I just noticed a difference in output with the to_date() function
between 8.3.7 and 8.4.B2.
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Running the following query on PG 8.3.7
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select=20
to_char(2009,'9999') as year,=20
to_char(3,'09') as month,=20=20
to_date(to_char(2009,'9999')||to_char(3,'99') ,'YYYYMM') as method1,=20
to_date(to_char(2009,'9999')||'-'||to_char(3,'09') ||
'-01','YYYY-MM-DD') as method2
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results in:
year, month, method1, method2
" 2009";" 03";"2009-03-01";"2009-03-01"
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Running exactly the same query on PG 8.4.B2 gives:
year, month, method1, method2
" 2009";" 03";"0200-09-01";"2009-03-01"
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PG 8.3.7 "method1" =3D "2009-03-01"
PG 8.4.B2 "method1" =3D "0200-09-01"
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Both databases were on the same machine - Fedora 10 - 32bit (GCC 4.3.2).
Server configured for Australian timezone/usage.
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I realize I should have slapped a trim() around the to_char(), but
thought it worth noting the difference anyway.
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Cheers,
Jeremy.
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