Re: to_timestamp() changes in 8.4 release notes

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: to_timestamp() changes in 8.4 release notes
Date: 2009-04-19 15:51:06
Message-ID: 14040.1240156266@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 1:06 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> I guess though your point is that this is part of the general tightening
>> of to_timestamp()'s error checking, and doesn't need a separate entry?

> You guess correctly =)

> There might be some value in changing the wording of that paragraph
> about the "general tightening" to emphasise that queries which
> previously succeeded (with some parts being misinterpreted or silently
> disregarded) will now throw an error.

OK, done. I wrote

Previous versions would often ignore or silently misread input
that did not match the format string. Such cases will now
result in an error.

regards, tom lane

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