Re: [SQL] Re: Arithmetic operation on DATE

From: "Josh Berkus" <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: "Jason Wong" <postgresql(at)gremlins(dot)com(dot)hk>, "macky" <macky(at)edsamail(dot)com>, <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [SQL] Re: Arithmetic operation on DATE
Date: 2001-08-14 15:30:00
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Jason, Macky,

> expires = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + 10
>
> would be 10 days from now. Don't know about months though.

That's almost correct. Try:

expires := current_timestamp + '10 days'::INTERVAL

For macky's question:

expires := current_timestamp + '6 months'::INTERVAL

I'll be posting a FAQ on data/time datatypes in PostgreSQL soon.

-Josh Berkus

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