interval is ignored

Started by rodeoredalmost 17 years ago3 messagesgeneral
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#1rodeored
info1@reenie.org

SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH = 00:00:00
Therefore now=onemonthago
SELECT NOW(),NOW()- INTERVAL '1' MONTH as onemonthago

How do I get the timestamp for one month ago?

#2rodeored
info1@reenie.org
In reply to: rodeored (#1)
Re: interval is ignored

On Jun 11, 10:14 am, rodeored <in...@reenie.org> wrote:

SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH = 00:00:00
 Therefore now=onemonthago
SELECT NOW(),NOW()- INTERVAL '1' MONTH as onemonthago

How do I get the timestamp for one month ago?

Never mind,

its
SELECT NOW(),NOW()- INTERVAL '1 MONTH' as onemonthago

#3Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: rodeored (#2)
Re: interval is ignored

rodeored <info1@reenie.org> writes:

On Jun 11, 10:14�am, rodeored <in...@reenie.org> wrote:

SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH = 00:00:00

Never mind,
its
SELECT NOW(),NOW()- INTERVAL '1 MONTH' as onemonthago

Just for completeness --- the INTERVAL '1' MONTH syntax is supported as
of 8.4.

regards, tom lane