infinity and DATE type

Started by Warren Turkalalmost 19 years ago5 messages
#1Warren Turkal
wt@penguintechs.org

Is there a reason why the DATE type does not support infinity something like
the DATE type?

wt
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Warren Turkal (w00t)

#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Warren Turkal (#1)
Re: infinity and DATE type

Warren Turkal <wt@penguintechs.org> writes:

Is there a reason why the DATE type does not support infinity

Nobody got round to it. I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...

regards, tom lane

#3Warren Turkal
wt@penguintechs.org
In reply to: Tom Lane (#2)
Re: infinity and DATE type

On Thursday 22 February 2007 00:20, Tom Lane wrote:

Nobody got round to it.  I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...

It's not at [1]http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. Should someone add it to the TODO?

[1]: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html

wt
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Warren Turkal (w00t)

#4Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Warren Turkal (#3)
Re: infinity and DATE type

Warren Turkal <wt@penguintechs.org> writes:

On Thursday 22 February 2007 00:20, Tom Lane wrote:

Nobody got round to it. I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...

It's not at [1]. Should someone add it to the TODO?

I see

* Dates and Times

o Allow infinite dates and intervals just like infinite timestamps

regards, tom lane

#5Gavin Sherry
swm@alcove.com.au
In reply to: Warren Turkal (#3)
Re: infinity and DATE type

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Warren Turkal wrote:

On Thursday 22 February 2007 00:20, Tom Lane wrote:

Nobody got round to it.  I believe it's listed in the TODO file ...

It's not at [1]. Should someone add it to the TODO?

[1]http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html

Yes it is.

"Allow infinite dates and intervals just like infinite timestamps"

Gavin