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From: Tim Landscheidt <tim@tim-landscheidt.de>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: How to get CURRENT_DATE in a pl/pgSQL function
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 11:18:45 +0000
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Brian Modra <brian@zwartberg.com> wrote:

>>> It works using 'now' and I assume that since curtime is
>>> of type DATE that the assignment casts the return automatically
>>> to type DATE. Thank you for the ideas.
>>> [...]

>> What's wrong with Pavel's correct and to-the-point answer?

> No need actually to cast... just use current_date without the quotes.
> Its not a string.

Where did Pavel suggest to cast or use a string?

Tim

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