Re: Question about Postgresql time fields(possible bug)

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tony Caduto <tony_caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Question about Postgresql time fields(possible bug)
Date: 2006-01-10 15:51:49
Message-ID: 200601101551.k0AFpnK17299@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tony Caduto wrote:
> Hi,
> I just noticed today that Postgresql accepts a value of 24:00:00, this
> is for sure not correct as there is no such thing as 24:00:00
>
> PG Admin III will display this value just fine which is also incorrect,
> PG Lightning Admin catches it as a invalid time, but shouldn't there be
> some validation of times and dates at the server level?
>
> There are people who are using PG Admin III and they don't even know
> they have bogus dates and times in their databases.

A leap second will show as 24:00:00. It is a valid time.

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