Ignore my request. The solution is: --------------------------- computeIfUptime() -------------------------------------
select (EXTRACT(EPOCH from TIMESTAMP 'now') - EXTRACT(EPOCH from TIMESTAMP '2005-10-18 17:00:00'))::integer -----Original Message----- From: Lane Van Ingen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:39 PM To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: What Am I Doing Wrong? I have been trying to subtract two timestamps from each other to determine the difference between the two timestamps (current time and a past timestamp called 'updated_time') IN SECONDS, but no luck. The trouble I am having is getting the first timestamp, representing the current time, to translate to seconds; have tried different commands (now(), localtimestamp, current_timestamp, etc) What am I doing wrong? Sample statement and error message is below: ------------------------------------------ select EXTRACT(EPOCH from TIMESTAMP current_timestamp) - EXTRACT(EPOCH from TIMESTAMP updated_time) ::integer ERROR: syntax error at or near "current_timestamp" at character 37 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
