Hi all, I've noticed for the first time in some 7.1.2 databases that I use, that somebody/something managed to insert a literal alpha value of 'invalid' into 'timestamp with timezone' columns.
I tested it myself, and it worked :
test712=# create table bob (field timestamp);
CREATE
test712=# \d bob
Table "bob"
Attribute | Type | Modifier
-----------+--------------------------+----------
field | timestamp with time zone |
test712=# insert into bob values('invalid');
INSERT 3885934 1
On 7.3.4 it gives me :
test734=> insert into bob2 values('invalid');
ERROR: TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE 'invalid' no longer supported
but other strings gave me the same error on both db's :
test734=> insert into bob2 values('valid');
ERROR: Bad timestamp external representation 'valid'
I looked in the documentation and on the net, but cannot find
much reference to this "ex-feature"
I'm 80% sure no one actually inserted these 'invalid' values into tables,
and what I need to know is :
What else can insert a value of 'invalid' into a 7.1.2
"timestamp with timezone" type column.
Was there a function or something similar?
Regards
Stef
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