The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 1180 Logged by: Ben Bidner
Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 7.3.2 Operating system: linux 2.4.20 Description: incorrect date handling Details: colony=# CREATE TABLE foo (dtime TIMESTAMP); CREATE TABLE colony=# insert into foo values ('2003-12-11 23:59:60.00'); ERROR: Bad timestamp external representation '2003-12-11 23:59:60.00' colony=# insert into foo values ('2003-12-11 23:59:59.999999'); INSERT 97940618 1 colony=# select * from foo; dtime ---------------------------- 2003-12-11 23:59:59.999999 (1 row) ^-- correct colony=# insert into foo values ('2003-12-11 23:59:59.9999999'); INSERT 97940623 1 colony=# select * from foo; dtime ---------------------------- 2003-12-11 23:59:59.999999 2003-12-11 23:59:60.00 (1 row) ^-- incorrect 2003-12-11 23:59:60.00 should equal 2003-12-12 00:00:00 under 7.4.2, (had a friend test it out) inserting a timestamp with a time of 23:59:60.00 is allowed, it just increments the day and sets the time to 00:00:00 (as one would expect). However it still allows you to insert the time as `23:59:59.9999999` and it updates the time (incorrectly) to `23:59:60.00` instead of incrementing the day and setting the time to 00:00:00 (since 23:59:60 is .. or should be invalid). [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html