Negative integer constants don't work with "between" operator.

Jochen Topf <sqrt@eldorado.inka.de>

From: Jochen Topf <sqrt@eldorado.inka.de>
To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Date: 1999-08-28T20:22:16Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
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Your name		: Jochen Topf
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System Configuration
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  Architecture (example: Intel Pentium)  	: Intel Pentium

  Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) 	: Linux 2.0.35, RedHat 5.2

  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.5.1): PostgreSQL-6.5.1

  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)		: RPMs vom ftp.postgresql.org


Please enter a FULL description of your problem:
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Negative integer constants don't work with "between" operator.



Please describe a way to repeat the problem.   Please try to provide a
concise reproducible example, if at all possible: 
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This works:
test=> create table x (y int check (y >= -1 AND y <=99) );
CREATE

This doesn't:
test=> create table x (y int check (y between -1 and 99) );
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "-"





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