On Jan 17, 2008 8:22 AM, Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > Tom Lane wrote: > > > Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >> A further example shows that to_date seems to have little error checking > > >> altogether:
> > TODO list item? > > We have something on hold for 8.4: > > http://momjian.us/mhonarc/patches_hold/msg00319.html Yeah, the date/time formatting code is rife with these kinds of issues. I've been poking around in there for a while. The patch Bruce mentioned was my attempt to refactor some of the code, making it easier to work with. Depending on how the review of that patch goes, I'll then be putting in some effort to make to_date actually check that the formatting pattern is legal (see thread at http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-07/msg00513.php). So, I am keen to improve this area, but it's slow going. I don't have a great deal of experience with Postgres, C isn't my native tongue and the review cycle is ponderous. Cheers, BJ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
