Re: Migration from DB2 to PostgreSQL-TIMESTAMP(arg1,arg1)

On 27/06/2013 12:51, sachin kotwal wrote:
> I have done some more try as follows:
>
> #select timestamp(current_date);
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "current_date" at character 18
> STATEMENT: select timestamp(current_date);
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "current_date"
> LINE 1: select timestamp(current_date);
> ======================================================

If you're trying to convert a string to a timestamp as in your first
email, you probably want to_timestamp():

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/functions-formatting.html

Otherwise, current_timestamp and friends produce the current date & time:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/functions-datetime.html

HTH,

Ray.

>
> #SELECT TIMESTAMP(to_date('2013-01-01','YYYY-MM-DD'));
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "to_date" at character 18
> STATEMENT: SELECT TIMESTAMP(to_date('2013-01-01','YYYY-MM-DD'));
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "to_date"
> LINE 1: SELECT TIMESTAMP(to_date('2013-01-01','YYYY-MM-DD'));
> ======================================================
>
> select timestamp(current_date,current_time);
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "current_date" at character 18
> STATEMENT: select timestamp(current_date,current_time);
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "current_date"
> LINE 1: select timestamp(current_date,current_time);
> ======================================================
>
> #SELECT TIMESTAMP(to_date('2013-01-01','YYYY-MM-DD'),'17:15:43'::time);
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "to_date" at character 18
> STATEMENT: SELECT
> TIMESTAMP(to_date('2013-01-01','YYYY-MM-DD'),'17:15:43'::time);
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "to_date"
> LINE 1: SELECT TIMESTAMP(to_date('2013-01-01','YYYY-MM-DD'),'17:15:4...
>
>
>
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