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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Terry Lee Tucker <terry@esc1.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Simple Question
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:43:20 -0500
Message-ID: <4791.1105483400@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200501111642.21716.terry@esc1.com>
References: <200501111642.21716.terry@esc1.com>

Terry Lee Tucker <terry@esc1.com> writes:
> I'm trying to figure out how to convert a floating point value into an 
> interval of time.

Use something like

regression=# select  (478 / 45.0) * '1 hour'::interval;
 ?column?
----------
 10:37:20
(1 row)

... or whatever other scale factor you have in mind.

			regards, tom lane



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