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From: Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com>
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Subject: Re: CURRENTE_DATE
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On Tue, 22 Oct 2024, Rossana Ocampos wrote:

> I am new with PostgreSQL and I have a bug. I have created a function that
> has an input variable of type date , in case it does not receive value ,
> it has to assume by default the current date.

> ERROR: invalid input syntax for type date: "CURRENT_DATE" LINE 1:
> ...extsupplydate ('1085018'::bigint, '5278'::bigint, 'CURRENT_D... ^ ERROR:
> invalid input syntax for type date: "CURRENT_DATE" SQL status: 22007
> Characters: 78

Rossana,

I have several tables with default values, including dates. Change your
input's values to `default' (without the quotes.)

Regards,

Rich