Re: BUG #2599: AM/PM doesn't work in to_timestamp in

Josh Tolley wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 2599
> Logged by: Josh Tolley
> Email address: eggyknap(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.4
> Operating system: Fedora Core 5
> Description: AM/PM doesn't work in to_timestamp in the middle of a
> string
> Details:
>
> eggyknap=# select to_timestamp('30 Aug 06:01:03.223 PM 2006', 'DD Mon
> HH:MI:SS.MS AM YYYY'), to_timestamp('30 Aug 2006 06:01:03.223 PM', 'DD Mon
> YYYY HH:MI:SS.MS AM');
> to_timestamp | to_timestamp
> ---------------------------+----------------------------
> 0001-08-30 18:01:03-08 BC | 2006-08-30 18:01:03.223-06
>
> This appears to happen when AM/PM isn't the last element in the string.

Nice report. The attached patch fixes it, and will be in 8.2. I am not
backpatching because someone might be relying on this behavior.

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