From: Phillip Smith <phillip.smith@weatherbeeta.com.au>
To: 'anru chen' <ctx2002@gmail.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: to_date function
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:17:49 +1000
Message-ID: <00a001c7f116$d0d5b730$9b0014ac@wbaus090> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9bb664980709062222n13f66543kf621094604a9944e@mail.gmail.com>
-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org]
On Behalf Of anru chen
Sent: Friday, 7 September 2007 15:23
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: [SQL] to_date function
> Hi all:
>
> i am use postgres 8.2 on windows XP, following select statement
>
> "select to_date('10 August 2007','DD Month YYYY');"
> return me 0007-08-10,
>
> if i do "select to_date('10 September 2007','DD Month YYYY');"
> result is correct 2007-09-10
Try using TO_CHAR instead of TO_DATE if it's just for display purposes (I
assume it is)
If it's for comparison purposes, then just cast to a date either by CAST('10
August 2007' AS date) or '10 August 2007'::DATE
~p
THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT - Save paper if you don't really need to print this
*******************Confidentiality and Privilege Notice*******************
The material contained in this message is privileged and confidential to
the addressee. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message or
responsible for delivery of the message to such person, you may not copy
or deliver this message to anyone, and you should destroy it and kindly
notify the sender by reply email.
Information in this message that does not relate to the official business
of Weatherbeeta must be treated as neither given nor endorsed by Weatherbeeta.
Weatherbeeta, its employees, contractors or associates shall not be liable
for direct, indirect or consequential loss arising from transmission of this
message or any attachments
e-mail.
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Reply to all the recipients using the --to and --cc options:
reply via email
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Cc: phillip.smith@weatherbeeta.com.au, ctx2002@gmail.com
Subject: Re: to_date function
In-Reply-To: <00a001c7f116$d0d5b730$9b0014ac@wbaus090>
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
This inbox is served by DDX for PostgreSQL; see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox