From: | Mark Morgan Lloyd <markMLl(dot)pgsql-general(at)telemetry(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)PostgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Best practice for specifying an interval |
Date: | 2007-09-24 08:59:26 |
Message-ID: | fd7u9j$v7n$1@pye-srv-01.telemetry.co.uk |
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I notice that section 9.9 of the manual has examples including both HOUR and
HOURS, but the list of reserved words includes only the former.
Am I correct in assuming that
select time '11:00' - interval '3 hour';
is preferred to
select time '11:00' - interval '3 hours';
In a similar vein, are fractional hours best specified as
select time '11:00' - interval '3 hour 45 minute';
or as
select time '11:00' - interval '3.75 hour';
or with the interval converted to an integer number of minutes?
All these forms appear to work. I've got no intention of jumping ship but am
curious as to the favoured and most portable style.
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Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk
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