Gerhard- did you try to use a PL/SQL Block to initialize the necessary integer values in your declare block e.g. DECLARE SET @INT_MIN = INTEGER ( min ); --Min Value SET @INT_MAX = INTEGER ( max ); --Max value BEGIN .... END;
http://pgscript.projects.postgresql.org/SCRIPT.html HTH Martin ______________________________________________ Disclaimer and confidentiality note Everything in this e-mail and any attachments relates to the official business of Sender. This transmission is of a confidential nature and Sender does not endorse distribution to any party other than intended recipient. Sender does not necessarily endorse content contained within this transmission. > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:52:04 +0100 > From: ml-postgresql-20081012-3...@gheift.de > To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: [GENERAL] infinity interval > > Hello, > > how can I store an infinity value into an interval? I want to store > offsets to a timestamp, and for some cases i need +infinity and > -infinity as result. > > I want to make something like this: > SELECT now() + 'infinity'::interval; > > This should return 'infinity'::timestamp. > > Is it possible? > > Thanks, > Gerhard _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008