Roy Badami wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1517
> Logged by: Roy Badami
> Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.1
> Operating system: Solaris 9
> Description: SQL interval syntax is accepted by the parser, but the
> interpretation is bogus
> Details:
>
> The parser accepts SQL interval syntax, but then silently ignores it,
> treating it as a zero interval.
>
> radius=# select date '2005-01-01' + interval '1' month;
> ?column?
> ---------------------
> 2005-01-01 00:00:00
> (1 row)
>
> radius=# select timestamp '2005-01-1 00:00:00' + interval '1' minute;
> ?column?
> ---------------------
> 2005-01-01 00:00:00
> (1 row)
Well, that certainly belongs in the 'bizarre' category. It should not
accept that syntax. It should require the 'month' or 'minute' to be in
single quotes. This is wrong:
test=> select date '2005-01-01' + interval '1' month;
?column?
---------------------
2005-01-01 00:00:00
(1 row)
This is right:
test=> select date '2005-01-01' + interval '1 month';
?column?
---------------------
2005-02-01 00:00:00
(1 row)
In fact when the 'month' is outside the quotes, it modifies the
'interval', like this:
test=> select date '2005-01-01' + interval '1 year' year to month;
?column?
---------------------
2006-01-01 00:00:00
(1 row)
and in fact the '1' is taken to be 1 second:
test=> select date '2005-01-01' + interval '1';
?column?
---------------------
2005-01-01 00:00:01
(1 row)
So, in fact these work just fine:
test=> select date '2005-01-01' + interval '1' second;
?column?
---------------------
2005-01-01 00:00:01
(1 row)
test=> select date '2005-01-01' + interval '1' hour to second;
?column?
---------------------
2005-01-01 00:00:01
(1 row)
Do we need help in this area? Yes. Where? I don't know.
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