Re: ecpg-timestamp- interval problem V8.2.x

paul tilles <Paul(dot)Tilles(at)noaa(dot)gov> writes:
> {
> timestamp dt1st, dt2nd;
> interval *int_day, *int_pt;

> char timebeg[40];
> char timeend[40];
> int rc;

> strcpy(timebeg,"2008-04-01");
> strcpy(timeend,"2008-04-05");

> printf("timebeg: %s\n", timebeg);
> printf("timeend: %s\n", timeend);

> dt1st=PGTYPEStimestamp_from_asc(timebeg,NULL);
> dt2nd=PGTYPEStimestamp_from_asc(timeend,NULL);
> int_day=PGTYPESinterval_from_asc("02 01:02:03", NULL);
> printf("int_day : %s\n", PGTYPESinterval_to_asc(int_day));

> rc=PGTYPEStimestamp_sub(&dt2nd, &dt1st, int_pt);
> printf("rc, date2 - date1 = %d, %s\n", rc, PGTYPESinterval_to_asc(int_pt));
> exit(0);
> }

Surely this code is using "int_pt" without having first assigned to it?
IOW the interval result is being stored at some unpredictable place that
could get clobbered during the printf.

regards, tom lane