On Nov 23, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Richard Broersma Jr wrote:
If my database contains dates greater than DATE '9999-12-31' then this
check fails.

This is why I'm searching for a real MAX_DATE value in Postgres.

It would be nice if there will be MAX_DATE constant in Postgres or some one
row system table contains MAX_DATE value.

through expermentation I came up with:

logs=# select '5874897-12-31'::date;
     date
---------------
 5874897-12-31
(1 row)

logs=# select '5874898-12-31'::date;
ERROR:  date out of range: "5874898-12-31"

Keep in mind that that number could change depending on if you're using integer or floating point timestamps.

I know that numeric supports +/- infinity; I don't remember off-hand if timestamps have that as well.
--
Jim Nasby                                            [EMAIL PROTECTED]
EnterpriseDB      http://enterprisedb.com      512.569.9461 (cell)



---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ?

              http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq

Reply via email to