From: nobody <nobody@nowhere.near.here>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: How to quote date value?
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:53:31 -0000
Message-ID: <bpkqrd$2p0n$1@news.hub.org> (raw)
References: <bpkmg7$2aj3$1@news.hub.org>
I have found it in documentation, it is single quote. But it does not
explain why
SELECT '1/11/2003' AS "InvoiceDate";
returns "unknown" data type instead of "date".
"nobody" <nobody@nowhere.near.here> wrote in message
news:bpkmg7$2aj3$1@news.hub.org...
> What is correct character to quote date values in SELECT. Is is single
> quote?
>
> When I do:
>
> SELECT '1/11/2003' AS "InvoiceDate";
>
> the returned value is of unknown type (not a date).
>
> Then I tried:
>
> SELECT 1/11/2003 AS "InvoiceDate";
>
> and the InvoiceDate was set to zero (I guess the engine divided the
numbers
> in date).
>
> Then I tried:
>
> SELECT 1-11-2003 AS "InvoiceDate";
>
> and the numbers in date value got substracted.
>
> Using PostgreSQL 7.4 and PgAdmin 3.
>
> Any insight is welcome.
>
>
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