Re: Problem with Dates

From: "Glen and Rosanne Eustace" <agree(at)godzone(dot)net(dot)nz>
To: <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Problem with Dates
Date: 2001-01-25 23:46:21
Message-ID: 00d401c08729$077cc440$0101a8c0@godzone.net.nz
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template1=# select '31/12/2000'::date;
?column?
------------
2000-12-31
(1 row)

template1=# select '31/12/2000'::date + '365 days'::timespan;
?column?
------------------------
2002-01-01 00:00:00+13 <<<<<<<<<<< Wrong
(1 row)

template1=# select '31/12/2000'::date + '364 days'::timespan;
?column?
------------------------
2001-12-31 00:00:00+13
(1 row)

template1=# select '31/12/2000'::date + '363 days'::timespan;
?column?
------------------------
2001-12-30 00:00:00+13
(1 row)

> Not sure if gets you anywhere. But data points.
>
> There is an email archive on the postgresql.org website you could
search if
> you think it's been answered before.

I have tried looking here but it is pretty hard to know what to look
for.

Glen.

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