Shane R. Spencer wrote:
> I work in VoIP. HMS (Hour/Minute/Second) format appears to be the rule
> when working with call time totals. I admit it makes some reports
> easier to read.
>
> The method I used to convert a int/bigint to HMS (or the standard
> representation of an interval type) is as follows:
>
> select (123456.789::varchar(24) || ' seconds')::interval as HMS;
> hms
> --------------
> 34:17:36.789
>
> Is there a less string oriented method of converting seconds as an int
> to an interval?
>
> - Shane
>
I think this is cleaner/faster:
select interval '1 second' * 123456.789 as HMS;
hms
--------------
34:17:36.789
-Adam