Thread: infinity and DATE type

Is there a reason why the DATE type does not support infinity something like 
the DATE type?

wt
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Warren Turkal (w00t)

Warren Turkal <wt@penguintechs.org> writes:
> Is there a reason why the DATE type does not support infinity

Nobody got round to it.  I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...
        regards, tom lane

On Thursday 22 February 2007 00:20, Tom Lane wrote:
> Nobody got round to it.  I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...

It's not at [1]. Should someone add it to the TODO?

[1]http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html

wt
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Warren Turkal (w00t)

Warren Turkal <wt@penguintechs.org> writes:
> On Thursday 22 February 2007 00:20, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Nobody got round to it. I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...

> It's not at [1]. Should someone add it to the TODO?

I see

* Dates and Times
o Allow infinite dates and intervals just like infinite timestamps

        regards, tom lane

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Warren Turkal wrote:

> On Thursday 22 February 2007 00:20, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Nobody got round to it.  I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...
>
> It's not at [1]. Should someone add it to the TODO?
>
> [1]http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html

Yes it is.

"Allow infinite dates and intervals just like infinite timestamps"

Gavin