am 06.09.2005, um 22:05:06 -0700 mailte Louise Catherine folgendes: > When I execute this statement : > select AGE(TO_DATE('20041101','yyyymmdd'), > TO_DATE('19991201','yyyymmdd')) > ... > 4 years 11 mons 1 day > 4 years 11 mons > > My question : > 1. How does postgre 7.3.3 calculate AGE function? > 2. Why the result produced by postgre 7.3.3 > is different from postgre 8.0.3 ?
How long is a month? 28 days, 29 days, 30 days, 31 days? select TO_DATE('20041101','yyyymmdd') - TO_DATE('19991201','yyyymmdd'); This is under 7.2.1 and 8.0.3 tha same: 1797. I guess, this is a rounding problem. Regards, Andreas -- Andreas Kretschmer (Kontakt: siehe Header) Heynitz: 035242/47212, D1: 0160/7141639 GnuPG-ID 0x3FFF606C http://wwwkeys.de.pgp.net === Schollglas Unternehmensgruppe === ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq