Re: [SQL] Function Parameters in GROUP BY clause cause errors

2006-03-23 Thread Davidson, Robert
intimidated by figuring out what to download to try compiling source. Best Regards, Robert Davidson -Original Message- From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:27 PM To: Davidson, Robert Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org Subject

[SQL] Function Parameters in GROUP BY clause cause errors

2006-03-22 Thread Davidson, Robert
Title: Function Parameters in GROUP BY clause cause errors When I use a parameter in a query which aggregates it fails with a GROUP BY error. What syntax can I use to avoid this error? CREATE TABLE test (email_creation_datetime timestamp); INSERT INTO test VALUES ('2006-03-20 09:00'); INSE

Re: [SQL] Using a parameter in Interval

2006-03-22 Thread Davidson, Robert
the outlook-ism, -Owen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Davidson, Robert Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 4:53 PM To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: [SQL] Using a parameter in Interval No matter how I try to concatenate, I can't seem to get

[SQL] Using a parameter in Interval

2006-03-21 Thread Davidson, Robert
Title: Using a parameter in Interval No matter how I try to concatenate, I can’t seem to get a parameter to be used by INTERVAL in a function: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION Testing(TrailingWeeks int) RETURNS date AS $$ BEGIN     RETURN current_date - INTERVAL (CAST(TrailingWeeks AS varcha

[SQL] plpqsql and RETURN NEXT requires a LOOP?

2006-03-21 Thread Davidson, Robert
Title: plpqsql and RETURN NEXT requires a LOOP? From my reading of 36.7.1 Returning from a Function http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/plpgsql-control-structures.html#PLPGSQL-STATEMENTS-RETURNING it appears that RETURN NEXT in a plpgsql function requires you to loop through the

Re: [SQL] Getting yyyy-mm-dd 00:00:00 in an arbitrary time zone

2006-03-03 Thread Davidson, Robert
nt: Friday, March 03, 2006 4:32 PM To: Davidson, Robert Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [SQL] Getting -mm-dd 00:00:00 in an arbitrary time zone "Davidson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am trying to find out what the last full day of data for an > arbitra

[SQL] Getting yyyy-mm-dd 00:00:00 in an arbitrary time zone

2006-03-03 Thread Davidson, Robert
Title: Getting -mm-dd 00:00:00 in an arbitrary time zone I am trying to find out what the last full day of data for an arbitrary timezone (generally not the pg client's timezone). I get the max(timestamp), then would like to remove the time portion. Sounded like a job for date_trunc, unfo

[SQL] Why can't I use daylight savings time aware time zones with the AT TIME ZONE clause?

2006-03-02 Thread Davidson, Robert
Title: Why can't I use daylight savings time aware time zones with the AT TIME ZONE clause? I would like to use daylight savings time aware time zones to display dates, but can't seem to get them to work no matter what alias I use: select '2005-02-25 00:00:00 -800' AT TIME ZONE 'CST6CDT' as