Bruce> somehow. Right now we use the clause after the string as Bruce> the date type specification, and I see you saying that the Bruce> data value specification has to after the string. Is that Bruce> correct?
Well, that's what 'A guide to the SQL standard' gives as the syntax for interval literals. Note too that this isn't just some optional qualifier, it's presence is mandatory in ANSI SQL, since without it you can't interpret the string. I had a brief look at the standard, but I don't know my way around it and couldn't immeidately find where this is specified... -roy ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match