Re: converting varchar date strings to date

From: "pw" <p(dot)willis(at)telus(dot)net>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: converting varchar date strings to date
Date: 2003-10-14 18:39:50
Message-ID: 003201c39282$8d6a3ee0$0f01a8c0@peter
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Hello,

This has been resolved.
As I told a previous poster, CAST() wasn't working.
I have no idea why.

I finally used:

UPDATE inventory SET date_field=date(vc_year||'-'||vc_month||'-'||vc_day );

Peter

> pw writes:
>
> > How can I typecast a date generated from VARCHAR fields into
> > a date field
>
> Using CAST().
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net
>
>

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