Bad Docs example

Started by Rod Tayloralmost 24 years ago2 messages
#1Rod Taylor
rbt@barchord.com

time '05:00' + interval '2 hours' <== Shown below beside the '-' Name.

date '2001-09-28' + interval '1 hour' <== also shown beside the '-'
Name.

The results look appropriate however, so flipping the +'s to -'s
should be enough.

Table 4-16. Date/Time Operators

      Name Example Result
      +  timestamp '2001-09-28 01:00' + interval '23 hours' timestamp
'2001-09-29 00:00'
      +  date '2001-09-28' + interval '1 hour' timestamp '2001-09-28
01:00'
      +  time '01:00' + interval '3 hours' time '04:00'
      -  timestamp '2001-09-28 23:00' - interval '23 hours' timestamp
'2001-09-28'
      -  date '2001-09-28' + interval '1 hour' timestamp '2001-09-27
23:00'
      -  time '05:00' + interval '2 hours' time '03:00'
      -  interval '2 hours' - time '05:00' time '03:00:00'
      *  interval '1 hour' * int '3' interval '03:00'
      /  interval '1 hour' / int '3' interval '00:20'

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Rod Taylor

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#2Bruce Momjian
pgman@candle.pha.pa.us
In reply to: Rod Taylor (#1)
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Re: Bad Docs example

Thanks. Attached patch applied. Good eye.

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Rod Taylor wrote:

time '05:00' + interval '2 hours' <== Shown below beside the '-' Name.

date '2001-09-28' + interval '1 hour' <== also shown beside the '-'
Name.

The results look appropriate however, so flipping the +'s to -'s
should be enough.

Table 4-16. Date/Time Operators

Name Example Result
+  timestamp '2001-09-28 01:00' + interval '23 hours' timestamp
'2001-09-29 00:00'
+  date '2001-09-28' + interval '1 hour' timestamp '2001-09-28
01:00'
+  time '01:00' + interval '3 hours' time '04:00'
-  timestamp '2001-09-28 23:00' - interval '23 hours' timestamp
'2001-09-28'
-  date '2001-09-28' + interval '1 hour' timestamp '2001-09-27
23:00'
-  time '05:00' + interval '2 hours' time '03:00'
-  interval '2 hours' - time '05:00' time '03:00:00'
*  interval '1 hour' * int '3' interval '03:00'
/  interval '1 hour' / int '3' interval '00:20'

--
Rod Taylor

Your eyes are weary from staring at the CRT. You feel sleepy. Notice
how restful it is to watch the cursor blink. Close your eyes. The
opinions stated above are yours. You cannot imagine why you ever felt
otherwise.

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RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v
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diff -c -r1.91 func.sgml
*** func.sgml	2002/01/20 22:19:55	1.91
--- func.sgml	2002/01/25 02:38:20
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*** 2554,2566 ****
  
         <row>
          <entry> <literal>-</literal> </entry>
!         <entry><type>date</type> '2001-09-28' + <type>interval</type> '1 hour'</entry>
          <entry><type>timestamp</type> '2001-09-27 23:00'</entry>
         </row>
  
         <row>
          <entry> <literal>-</literal> </entry>
!         <entry><type>time</type> '05:00' + <type>interval</type> '2 hours'</entry>
          <entry><type>time</type> '03:00'</entry>
         </row>
  
--- 2554,2566 ----
  
         <row>
          <entry> <literal>-</literal> </entry>
!         <entry><type>date</type> '2001-09-28' - <type>interval</type> '1 hour'</entry>
          <entry><type>timestamp</type> '2001-09-27 23:00'</entry>
         </row>
  
         <row>
          <entry> <literal>-</literal> </entry>
!         <entry><type>time</type> '05:00' - <type>interval</type> '2 hours'</entry>
          <entry><type>time</type> '03:00'</entry>
         </row>