Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([98.129.198.125]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1T3nNP-0002rd-Nq for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:16:07 +0000 Received: from hub.ringways.co.uk ([77.86.27.30] helo=mail.ringways.co.uk) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1T3nNN-0006xm-Mg for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:16:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=mail.ringways.co.uk) by mail.ringways.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1T3nNF-0005Ee-JC for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:15:59 +0100 Received: from eddie.ringways.co.uk ([10.1.1.115] helo=eddie.ringways.co.uk) by mail.ringways.co.uk with ESMTP id qDFsl8Rp40478; Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:15:54 +0100 From: Gary Stainburn Organization: Ringways Garages Ltd To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: generated dates from record dates - suggestions Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:15:58 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <201208201317.46588.gary.stainburn@ringways.co.uk> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201208211315.58332.gary.stainburn@ringways.co.uk> X-SpamTest-Envelope-From: gary.stainburn@ringways.co.uk X-SpamTest-Info: Profiles 20401 [Mar 31 2011] X-SpamTest-Method: none X-SpamTest-Rate: 0 X-SpamTest-Status: Not detected X-SpamTest-Status-Extended: not_detected X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 3.0.0 [0285], KAS30/SDK/Release X-Anti-Virus: Kaspersky Mail Gateway, version: 5.6.28/RELEASE, bases: 20110331T110535 #5151353, check: 20120821 clean X-Spam-Score: -51.6 (---------------------------------------------------) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "ollie.ringways.co.uk", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see Gary Stainburn for details. Content preview: On Tuesday 21 August 2012 12:14:53 Jasen Betts wrote: > > What's the best way to do this? > > CASE looks good. > > > I know it's a quite open question but I'm interested to hear different > > responses > > "date_b" on line three, is that a typo? if not how am i to interpret > it? [...] Content analysis details: (-51.6 points, 15.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -50 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP -2.6 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 0 to 1% [score: 0.0000] 1.0 RING_SAFE RING_SAFE X-Pg-Spam-Score: -2.1 (--) X-Archive-Number: 201208/24 X-Sequence-Number: 36795 On Tuesday 21 August 2012 12:14:53 Jasen Betts wrote: > > What's the best way to do this? > > CASE looks good. > > > I know it's a quite open question but I'm interested to hear different > > responses > > "date_b" on line three, is that a typo? if not how am i to interpret > it? The table contains date_1, date_2 and date_3. The resulting view needs to contain date_1, date_2, date_3, date_a and date_b where date_a and date_b are calculated based on the first three (plus a text field). -- Gary Stainburn Group I.T. Manager Ringways Garages http://www.ringways.co.uk