Re:

You could try
SELECT age( '1995-01-01', CAST( birthdate AS varchar ) )FROM users

Patrick

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From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]On Behalf Of Jeff MacDonald
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:42 PM
To: Postgres List
Subject: [GENERAL]

Hi Folks,

This problem is occuring on pgsql 7.2.1 as well as 7.2.2.
I have nothing to say except this is VERY weird. Is there something
evil about 1930-04-27 ?

xxx=>SELECT id,birthdate FROM users WHERE id IN (343,345);
id | birthdate
-----+------------
343 | 1930-04-27
345 | 1963-09-15
(2 rows)

xxx=> SELECT age('1995-01-01',birthdate) FROM users where id =343;
ERROR: Unable to convert date to tm
xxx=> SELECT age('1995-01-01',birthdate) FROM users where id =345;
age
-------------------------------
31 years 3 mons 16 days 01:00
(1 row)

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Jeff MacDonald
Interchange Technologies
jeff(at)interchange(dot)ca
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