Adrian Klaver wrote:
> On Thursday 22 January 2009 8:16:46 am Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>
>> Grzegorz Jaśkiewicz escribió:
>>
>>> test2=# insert into dupa(a) select 'current_timestamp' from
>>> generate_series(1,100);
>>> ERROR: date/time value "current" is no longer supported
>>> LINE 1: insert into dupa(a) select 'current_timestamp' from generate...
>>> ^
>>> test2=# insert into dupa(a) select 'now()' from generate_series(1,100);
>>> INSERT 0 100
>>>
>>>
>>> Any ideas why the difference ?
>>>
>> The parser handles CURRENT_TIMESTAMP (and others) specially, and doesn't
>> recognize it in quotes. I don't know why 'now()' works; I think it is a
>> literal of type unknown. I guess it's expanded to the actual value in
>> later parsing stages.
>>
>> --
>> Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
>> PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
>>
>
> At least on 8.2 'now()' does not work either at least not in the way I think
> you want. I get:
>
> test=# SELECT 'now()';
> ?column?
> ----------
> now()
> (1 row)
>
>
>
>
Try
select now();