Re: How to Convert VarChar to Date in PgSQL

From: "A(dot) Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to Convert VarChar to Date in PgSQL
Date: 2009-03-10 12:13:43
Message-ID: 20090310121343.GC13749@a-kretschmer.de
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In response to Venkat Rao Tammineni :
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> I have one table which has lot of data.In the same table I have one varchar
> filed. I want to convert into Date data type? Is It possible to convert varchar
> to date datatype with out loosing data.Please guide me.I am waiting for your
> great response.

Sure, if you have valid varchar-data.

to_date('2009-03-11'::text, 'yyyy-mm-dd');

Andreas
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