Re: [HACKERS] bug or change in functionality in 7.2?

On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:24:08 EST, Tom Lane wrote:
> F Harvell <fharvell(at)fts(dot)net> writes:
> > In my experiences with other databases, the notations indicated in
> > the Date/Darwin book do indeed work whereas the PostgreSQL notation
> > (with the closing single quote following the start to end
> > specification) do not work.
>
> In current sources:
>
> regression=# select INTERVAL '2:12:35' HOUR TO SECOND;
> interval
> ----------
> 02:12:35
> (1 row)
>
> regression=# select INTERVAL '2:12:35 HOUR TO SECOND';
> ERROR: Bad interval external representation '2:12:35 HOUR TO SECOND'
> regression=#
>
> Looks like Lockhart agrees with you ;-)
>

If the above is true (i.e., errors on the second interval literal), it
should probably be mentioned in the release notes (HISTORY file?).
While I eagerly anticipate the change and agree with it, it will break
a lot of my current code. I think this is (potentially) correct,
however, it should be told to people who are using interval literals
and anticipating to make the upgrade to 7.2.

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