On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 04:34:38AM -0600, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > --On Monday, March 24, 2003 09:40:46 +0100 Karel Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 03:32:11PM -0800, Josh Berkus wrote: > >>Folks, > >> > >>Some months ago we agreed on this list that the functioning of > >>to_char(interval) was not particularly useful the way it works in > >>current stable versions. I don't see a to_char fix on the TODO list, > >>though; does that mean it's already been fixed in 7.4? > > > > No. There was short discussion about it last week. > > I volunteered to look into it, but got a sorta negative reply from Peter_E, > but no > response to my request for suggestions.
I think what Peter was saying is to research some ways to manage intervals and other time related data types within what the SQL standard defines. to_char() and the like are only Oracle compatibility functions and should not be taken as serious ways to do things. -- Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>) "Find a bug in a program, and fix it, and the program will work today. Show the program how to find and fix a bug, and the program will work forever" (Oliver Silfridge) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
