Re: Frustration with date/times/epoch in v7.3.

Why not simply use '99991231'::date ?


Mike Benoit wrote:
> 
> Thanks Peter, abstime() seems to do the trick. However this paragraph
> from the docs worries me:
> 
> "The types abstime and reltime are lower precision types which are used
> internally. You are discouraged from using any of these types in new
> applications and are encouraged to move any old ones over when
> appropriate. Any or all of these internal types might disappear in a
> future release."
> 
> So does this mean that the abstime() functions may dissappear in the
> future? I'd rather not have to go through and change all my queries yet
> again, is there a function that has a better chance of being around in
> the near future that I could use instead?
> 
> On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 09:59, Peter Gibbs wrote:
> > Mike Benoit wrote:
> >
> > > select imported_date, ('Jan 1 1970'::DATE + (imported_date || '
> > seconds')::INTERVAL)::timestamp from server_accounts limit 1
> > >  imported_date |      timestamp
> > > ---------------+---------------------
> > >     1027966107 | 2002-07-29 18:08:27
> >
> > test=> select imported_date, abstime(imported_date) from server_accounts;
> >  imported_date |        abstime
> > ---------------+------------------------
> >     1037498593 | 2002-11-17 04:03:13+02
> >     1027966107 | 2002-07-29 20:08:27+02
> >
> > --
> > Peter Gibbs
> > EmKel Systems
> --
> Best Regards,
> 
> Mike Benoit
> NetNation Communication Inc.
> Systems Engineer
> Tel: 604-684-6892 or 888-983-6600
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