Re: possible bug on age() function (8.2.4 , 8.3.6)

From: Jasen Betts <jasen(at)xnet(dot)co(dot)nz>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: possible bug on age() function (8.2.4 , 8.3.6)
Date: 2009-06-24 12:45:13
Message-ID: h1t74p$sde$4@reversiblemaps.ath.cx
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On 2009-06-24, Philippe Amelant <pamelant(at)companeo(dot)com> wrote:
> Ok but if I work with hours or whatever the problem is still there
>
> SELECT (EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM TIMESTAMP '2009-06-23 18:36:05.064066+02') -
> EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM TIMESTAMP '"2009-05-12 18:36:05.064066+02"'))/3600,
> EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM interval '1008 hours')/3600, age('2009-06-23
> 18:36:05.064066+02' ,'"2009-05-12 18:36:05.064066+02"') > interval '1007
> hours';
>
> The third test should be true and not false

The third test is comparing a double with an interval.
compare like with like.

SELECT (EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM TIMESTAMP '2009-06-23 18:36:05.064066+02') -
EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM TIMESTAMP '"2009-05-12 18:36:05.064066+02"'))/3600,
EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM interval '1008 hours')/3600, age('2009-06-23
18:36:05.064066+02' ,'"2009-05-12 18:36:05.064066+02"')
> EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM interval '1007 hours');

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