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* to_timestamp function calculation error
@ 2024-12-17 11:51 myzhen <zhenmingyang@yeah.net>
  2024-12-17 15:31 ` Re: to_timestamp function calculation error Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread

From: myzhen @ 2024-12-17 11:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-bugs

When calling the to_timestamp function, if the actual parameter passed is a negative year and you specify BC, this will cause to_timestamp to return an AD date.
example:select to_timestamp('-2011-2-18 15:13:14 BC', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS BC');
I tested is as follows:
postgres=# select to_timestamp('-2011-2-18 15:13:14', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS BC');
          to_timestamp           
---------------------------------
 2011-02-18 15:13:14+08:05:43 BC
(1 row)


postgres=# select to_timestamp('-2011-2-18 15:13:14 BC', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS BC');
      to_timestamp      
------------------------
 2011-02-18 15:13:14+08
(1 row)


postgres=# select to_timestamp('-2011-2-18 15:13:14 BC', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS BC') = to_timestamp('2011-2-18 15:13:14', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS');
 ?column? 
----------
 t
(1 row)


postgres=#


I found the following code snippet in do_to_timestamp function:
{
/* If a 4-digit year is provided, we use that and ignore CC. */
tm->tm_year = tmfc.year;
if (tmfc.bc)
tm->tm_year = -tm->tm_year;
/* correct for our representation of BC years */
if (tm->tm_year < 0)
tm->tm_year++;
}
As long as tmfc.bc is true, tm->tm_year = tm->tm_year * -1, that's what led to this scene.
I haven't tested on other DBMS so I'm not sure if that's an issue.
        Best regards

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* Re: to_timestamp function calculation error
  2024-12-17 11:51 to_timestamp function calculation error myzhen <zhenmingyang@yeah.net>
@ 2024-12-17 15:31 ` Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2024-12-17 15:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: myzhen <zhenmingyang@yeah.net>; +Cc: pgsql-bugs

myzhen <zhenmingyang@yeah.net> writes:
> When calling the to_timestamp function, if the actual parameter passed is a negative year and you specify BC, this will cause to_timestamp to return an AD date.

I believe this is intentional.

			regards, tom lane





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