Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-03-01 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 14:18, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Stephan Szabo wrote: > > > justify_days doesn't currently do anything with this result --- it > > > thinks its charter is only to reduce day components that are >= 30 days. > > > However, I think a good case could be made that it should normalize

Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-03-01 Thread Bruce Momjian
Stephan Szabo wrote: > > justify_days doesn't currently do anything with this result --- it > > thinks its charter is only to reduce day components that are >= 30 days. > > However, I think a good case could be made that it should normalize > > negative days too; that is, the invariant on its resul

Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-02-20 Thread Milorad Poluga
Thank you all for suggestions and links. Currently, I am working on  PostgreSQL 8.0.4., so I cannot use justify_*() functions. Regards, Milorad Poluga [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ?

Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-02-18 Thread Stephan Szabo
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006, Tom Lane wrote: > "Milen A. Radev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Milorad Poluga : > >>> SELECT '10 years 1 mons 1 days'::interval - '9 years 10 mons 15 > >>> days'::interval > >>> ?column? > >>> --- > >>> 3 mons -14 days > >>> > >>> Why not '2 mons

Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-02-18 Thread Tom Lane
"Milen A. Radev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Milorad Poluga написа: >>> SELECT '10 years 1 mons 1 days'::interval - '9 years 10 mons 15 >>> days'::interval >>> ?column? >>> --- >>> 3 mons -14 days >>> >>> Why not '2 mons 16 days' ? > Please read the last paragraph

Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-02-18 Thread Milen A. Radev
Milorad Poluga написа: > On Saturday 18 February 2006 15:24, Milen A. Radev wrote: >> Milorad Poluga написа: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Is there something incorrect in the above query ? >>> SELECT '10 years 1 mons 1 days'::interval - '9 years 10 mons 15 >>> days'::interval >>> >>> ?column? >>>

Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-02-18 Thread Milorad Poluga
On Saturday 18 February 2006 15:24, Milen A. Radev wrote: > Milorad Poluga написа: > > Hi all, > > > > Is there something incorrect in the above query ? > > SELECT '10 years 1 mons 1 days'::interval - '9 years 10 mons 15 > > days'::interval > > > > ?column? > > --- > > 3

Re: [SQL] Interval subtracting

2006-02-18 Thread Milen A. Radev
Milorad Poluga написа: Hi all, Is there something incorrect in the above query ? SELECT '10 years 1 mons 1 days'::interval - '9 years 10 mons 15 days'::interval ?column? --- 3 mons -14 days Why not '2 mons 16 days' ? /version = PostgreSQL 8.0.4 on i686-pc-linux-