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To: john whale <john.whale@ukdirect.org>
cc: "'pgsql-sql@postgreSQL.org'" <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: DATE 
In-reply-to: Message from john whale <john.whale@ukdirect.org> of Mon,
	22 Jan 2001 17:29:49 GMT. <07EB26C562C6D411ACE900C04FA33F8F5438@UKMAIL>
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:54:35 +0000
From: "Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>

john whale wrote:
  >PLEASE ADVISE HOW I SHOULD ALTER THE COMMAND:
  >
  ><$NOW;DDMMMM;YYYY>
  >
  >TO GIVE ME A DATE THAT IS X DAYS FORWARD
  >
  >ie:  I WISH TO REPRESENT A DATE IN FORM WHICH IS A 7 DAYS FORWARD
  >OF THE DATE NOW.

I don't recognise the format you are using, but in standard SQL:

template1=# select CURRENT_DATE as now,
template1-#        CAST (CURRENT_DATE + INTERVAL '7 days' AS DATE) as week;
    now     |    week    
------------+------------
 2001-01-24 | 2001-01-31
(1 row)

Use to_char() for date formatting.

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