Re: [GENERAL] How to Convert VarChar to Date in PgSQL

hello

2009/3/10 Venkat Rao Tammineni <vtammineni(at)roulacglobal(dot)com>:
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>   I have one table which has lot of data.In the same table I have one
> varchar filed. I want to convert into Date data type? Is It possible to
> convert varchar to date datatype with out loosing data.Please guide me.I am
> waiting for your great response.
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use function to_date, please

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/functions-formatting.html

postgres=# select to_date('2009-07-17', 'YYYY-MM-DD');
to_date
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2009-07-17
(1 row)

regards
Pavel Stehule

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> ?Thanx & Regards
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>  Venkat Rao Tammineni
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