Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Mark Dilger <pgsql(at)markdilger(dot)com>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting
Date: 2006-03-01 23:20:52
Message-ID: 16879.1141255252@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Mark Dilger <pgsql(at)markdilger(dot)com> writes:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> If we do that, we should just call it justify_interval(). I am thinking
>> this is the direction to go, and for people who want more control they
>> use the justify_hours and justify_days, and those are left unchanged.

> I agree. Let's leave the existing functions alone.

No, we still need to fix them to not leave a large negative value in
place for seconds or days (respectively). The current coding is
unquestionably inadequate.

regards, tom lane

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