Mysteries of the future

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Subject: Mysteries of the future
Date: 2024-04-10 15:00:22
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Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/functions-formatting.html
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I'm not sure that there will be 31 days in 11 months; although postgresql
probably knows better what will happen in 20000

For example (with the year 20000): to_date('200001131', 'YYYYMMDD') will be
interpreted as a 4-digit year; instead use a non-digit separator after the
year, like to_date('20000-1131', 'YYYY-MMDD') or to_date('20000Nov31',
'YYYYMonDD').

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-formatting.html

```sql
SELECT to_date('20000-1131', 'YYYY-MMDD');

ERROR: 22008: date/time field value out of range: "20000-1131"
LOCATION: DateTimeParseError, datetime.c:4021
```

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