On Thu, 2002-09-12 at 10:22, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello there > > I have a db table with two char fields : > > log_date char(10) > log_time char(8) > > I added a new field log_timestamp of type timestamptz > > How do I take the data from log_date and log_time and put it into > log_timestamp ? > > update log set log_timestamp = cast (log_date as timestamp) || cast > (log_time as timestamp) > > is not working.
I don't know what format you have your dates and times in, but maybe this will work: CAST (log_date || ' ' || log_time) AS TIMESTAMP -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight, UK http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:7 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
