Re: bug? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Laurette Cisneros
Subject Re: bug?
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0212061712340.9186-100000@visor.corp.nextbus.com
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In response to Re: bug?  (Oskar Berggren <beo@sgs.o.se>)
List pgsql-general
Doh! Duh!

Thanks!
On Sat, 7 Dec 2002, Oskar Berggren wrote:

> Laurette Cisneros wrote:
> > What is the difference between these two queries?  Is this a bug?
> >
>
> > select case when current_timestamp < '2002-12-06'::date + 1
>
> > select case when current_timestamp < '2002-12-06'::date + 1::interval
>
> Yes there is a difference:
>
> select '2002-12-06'::date + 1;
>    ?column?
> ------------
>   2002-12-07
> (1 row)
>
>
> select '2002-12-06'::date + 1::interval;
>          ?column?
> ------------------------
>   2002-12-06 00:00:01+01
> (1 row)
>
>
> As you can see, 1::interval means one second, not one day.
>
> /Oskar
>

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