mapping date value (SQL question)

You have in plpgsql the ability to use IF THEN ELSIF ELSE

Also in pure SQL you can use the CASE WHEN THEN END

Example: Case Statement

CASE WHEN status = 1 THEN Draft
WHEN status = 2 THEN Open
WHEN status = 3 THEN Complete
WHEN status = 4 THEN Closed
ELSE undefined
End AS status

Example: PLPGSQL

IF subject = ''Location'' THEN
/* Code goes here */
ELSIF subject = ''Device'' THEN
/* Code goes here */
ELSE
/* Code goes here */
END IF;

Hope this helps

Darren Ferguson

On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Johnson, Shaunn wrote:

--that's close. but i need the '0' in the field between the
year and the quarter.

--all of this because a company want's fixed length columns.

--i was reading about something like this:

[example]

select to_char(to_date('05/21/1998'),'Q') from dual

[/example]

--trying to modify it somehow ...

--thanks!

-X

-----Original Message-----
From: Mancz, James

How about:

SELECT date_part('y', datefield) || date_part('qtr', datefield)
FROM tablename;

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Shaunn

Howdy:

I'm running Postgres 7.1.3 on RedHat Linux 7.2, kernel version
2.4.7 rel 10.

I've created a table which includes the date. I have been instructed
to map the date into something that reflects the quarter of the year
on the fly (somewhere in the script). For example:

(currently) date: (needed) quarter:
2001-02-26 200101
1998-05-12 199802
803-11-11 80304

I was thinking I'd have to use something like a case statement, but
I don't know enough about SQL to do something like that. Somehow, I
had the notion that if it were possible to write 'if-then-else' loops
I could probably do it.

Is there such a mechanism to do what is being asked of me?

Thanks!

-X

If you want the leading zero, modify it to be like this;

SELECT date_part('y', datefield) || '0' || date_part('qtr', datefield)
FROM tablename;

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Shaunn [mailto:SJohnson6@bcbsm.com]
Sent: 21 February 2002 14:32
To: 'Mancz, James'; 'pgsql-general@postgresql.org'
Subject: RE: [GENERAL] mapping date value (SQL question)

--that's close. but i need the '0' in the field between the
year and the quarter.

--all of this because a company want's fixed length columns.

--i was reading about something like this:

[example]

select to_char(to_date('05/21/1998'),'Q') from dual

[/example]

--trying to modify it somehow ...

--thanks!

-X

-----Original Message-----
From: Mancz, James

How about:

SELECT date_part('y', datefield) || date_part('qtr', datefield)
FROM tablename;
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Shaunn

Howdy:
I'm running Postgres 7.1.3 on RedHat Linux 7.2, kernel version
2.4.7 rel 10.
I've created a table which includes the date. I have been instructed
to map the date into something that reflects the quarter of the year
on the fly (somewhere in the script). For example:
(currently) date: (needed) quarter:
2001-02-26 200101
1998-05-12 199802
803-11-11 80304
I was thinking I'd have to use something like a case statement, but
I don't know enough about SQL to do something like that. Somehow, I
had the notion that if it were possible to write 'if-then-else' loops
I could probably do it.
Is there such a mechanism to do what is being asked of me?
Thanks!
-X

On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 09:31, Johnson, Shaunn wrote:

--that's close. but i need the '0' in the field between the
year and the quarter.

--all of this because a company want's fixed length columns.

--i was reading about something like this:

[example]

select to_char(to_date('05/21/1998'),'Q') from dual

[/example]

--trying to modify it somehow ...

--thanks!

-X

Are you talking about showing the quarter as 01 or 02 instead of 1 or 2?
If so, just convert the quarter to a character using casting I suppose
and insert the 0 in front of it. What are you using to provide the
reports? It would probably be a lot easier to let those tools do the
work for you. Perl or PHP could easily make the quarter look like 01 or
02.

--
Jeff Self
Information Technology Analyst
Department of Personnel
City of Newport News
2400 Washington Ave.
Newport News, VA 23607
757-926-6930

"Johnson, Shaunn" wrote:
I've created a table which includes the date. I have been instructed
to map the date into something that reflects the quarter of the year
on the fly (somewhere in the script). For example:
(currently) date: (needed) quarter:
2001-02-26 200101
1998-05-12 199802
803-11-11 80304
Is there such a mechanism to do what is being asked of me?

select date_part('quarter', date 'now');

gets you the current quarter, and

select date_part('year', date 'now') || date_part('quarter', date
'now');

gets you both year and quarter.

However, you may want to use the to_char() functionality to get more
control over the formatting:

select to_char(date 'now', 'YYYY0Q');

Good luck!

- Thomas