>>>>> "LP" == Ligia Pimentel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
LP> I need to know if there is a sql function implemented in postgres
LP> that gives me a date plus any number of days, months or years (the
LP> traditional dateadd function) or how to do it in sql?
Here's what I use:
select CURRENT_DATE + '4 DAYS'::interval;
Just cast your "interval" from a string to an interval type, then add
it to your date value.
I doubt this is portable. What "tradition" provides for a dateadd()
function?
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