agora inbox for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
help / color / mirror / Atom feedFrom: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Adam Jensen <hanzer@riseup.net>
Cc: pgsql-sql@lists.postgresql.org <pgsql-sql@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: interval origami
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:57:19 -0300
Message-ID: <20181130175719.l7izv65wjwgkls35@alvherre.pgsql> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a4b97a40-6c5a-580f-361d-03de6572ce27@riseup.net>
On 2018-Nov-30, Adam Jensen wrote:
> A relational database solution is needed. I am not yet very familiar
> with relational database design and SQL beyond the very basics. So any
> pointers to similar SQL problems with solutions and explanations would
> be tremendously useful at this point. Any hints at all, really, will be
> much appreciated.
This sounds like something you can easily do with range types in
Postgres. Probably not terribly portable to other DBMSs though.
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/rangetypes.html
--
Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
view thread (10+ messages) latest in thread
Message-ID: <20181130175719.l7izv65wjwgkls35@alvherre.pgsql>
Permalink: ../20181130175719.l7izv65wjwgkls35@alvherre.pgsql/
Also on: postgresql.org/message-id/20181130175719.l7izv65wjwgkls35@alvherre.pgsql
reply
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: alvherre@2ndquadrant.com, hanzer@riseup.net, pgsql-sql@lists.postgresql.org
Subject: Re: interval origami
In-Reply-To: <20181130175719.l7izv65wjwgkls35@alvherre.pgsql>
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
This inbox is served by agora; see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox