Re: v7.0.2: can't use 'EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM'

From: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)fourpalms(dot)org>
To: Trevin Chow <tmchow(at)sfu(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: v7.0.2: can't use 'EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM'
Date: 2001-08-08 01:32:59
Message-ID: 3B7096CB.C2ADB773@fourpalms.org
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> SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM TIMESTAMP '2001-02-16 20:38:40');
> This example won't run on the v7.0.3...
> However, the same SQL sample runs on v7.1.2. Am I doing something wrong
> here? Is this a known bug?

For versions prior to 7.1 (and for current versions also), try

SELECT EXTRACT('epoch' FROM TIMESTAMP '2001-02-16 20:38:40');

(note the single quotes around "epoch"). 7.1.x also allows the
non-quoted form you gave as an example.

- Thomas

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