Re: [SQL] Difference in DATEs

2004-09-21 Thread Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)
Tom Lane wrote on 2004-09-21 07:01: Sure it is: see 10th row in http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/functions-datetime.html#OPERATORS-DATETIME-TABLE Forget the interval and compare to an integer. Thanks; that line is not present in the table in the 7.3.4 docs. -- Dean ---

Re: [SQL] Difference in DATEs

2004-09-21 Thread Tom Lane
"Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 3. x - y < INTERVAL '...' doesn't work (but then, the minus operator is not > defined in the manual for two DATE values). Sure it is: see 10th row in http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/functions-datetime.html#OPERATORS-DATETIME

[SQL] Difference in DATEs

2004-09-21 Thread Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)
Assume that x and y are of type DATE: 1. AGE( x, y ) < INTERVAL '...' works. 2. x < y + INTERVAL '...' works. 3. x - y < INTERVAL '...' doesn't work (but then, the minus operator is not defined in the manual for two DATE values). Question: Is the meaning of x - y well-defined? That is, is there