What if you try this: SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE)
It's probably 8 hours time different to GMT or somethign like that... Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Josh Berkus > Sent: Wednesday, 28 August 2002 11:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SQL] Calculation Error on Epoch? > > > Folks, > > I'm having a problem with: > > SELECT date_part('epoch','2002-08-28'::TIMESTAMP) > > Which is consistently returning an epoch timestamp that evaluates to > 8.27.2002. Is this a known issue? A cross-platform problem? > Suggestions? > > -Josh Berkus > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html