Re: Data type confusion

Tom,

> > then why does
> > INTERVAL / INTERVAL = ERROR?
>
> Because no one got around to creating an INTERVAL / INTERVAL
> operator.
> There are plenty of such gaps in our operator set...

Bummer. If I could "C" then maybe I'd do something about it.

>
> > Shouldn't
> > INTERVAL / INTERVAL = INTEGER?
>
> I'd think the output should be FLOAT8, myself, since the result
> could be fractional.
>
> Anyway, the generic response to such questions is "feel free to
> code it up and submit a patch".

Sorry. :( I'm stricly a "high-level user".

I can, however, document it so that others won't pester you for
questions about why it doesn't work.

-Josh

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