Re: Bug in date_part()

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: phil@Stimpy.netroedge.com
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Date: 2001-01-17T17:13:20Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
phil@Stimpy.netroedge.com writes:
> edge=# select date_part('dow','4/1/2001'::date)::int4;
>  ?column? 
> ----------
>         6
> (1 row)

Seems to be fixed in current sources:

regression=# select date_part('dow','4/1/2001'::date)::int4;
 ?column?
----------
        0
(1 row)


I think this is a side-effect of the known 7.0 bug in date-to-timestamp
conversion on DST transition days.  Check out

select '4/1/2001'::date::timestamp;

			regards, tom lane