Re: Why overlaps is not working

From: "Andrus" <eetasoft(at)online(dot)ee>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Why overlaps is not working
Date: 2006-11-09 14:08:39
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> They're adjacent, they don't overlap. Check the documentation on OVERLAPS,
> I'm sure it's explicit about whether it is inclusive or exclusive (the
> latter apparently).

8.2 doc does not explain term overlap. It only says:

"This expression yields true when two time periods (defined by their
endpoints) overlap"

>> How to make overlaps to return correct result?
>
> select 1 where ('2006-10-30'::date, '9999-12-31'::date) OVERLAPS
> ('2006-10-16'::DATE, '2006-10-31':: DATE);

In real queries I have column names and parameters instead of data
constants.
The only way it seems to replace OVERLAPS operator with AND, OR, <=
operators.

Is it so ?

Andrus.

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