Re: get date in binary number format

Johnson, Shaunn dijo:

> Howdy:
>
> Silly question time -
>
> Is there a way to get the date and change
> it into a binary number?

Well, you can get the day of the year in binary:

testing=> select "bit"((date_part('doy', now()))::integer);
bit
----------------------------------
00000000000000000000000100001101
(1 row)

> The algorithm to select backup number would be the
> smallest non-zero place in binary representation of
> the backup number (tape).

Recursive definition? Sorry, I don't understand the algorithm.

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