Re: Date_part & cast.

On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Benoit Brodard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We use PostgreSQL 6.5.3 on i586-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc 2.7.2.3, and we get the following results with date_part :
>
> db=> select date_part( 'dow', date '20000421' );
> date_part
> ---------
> 5
> (1 row)
>
> db=> select date_part( 'dow', date ( '20000421' ) );
> date_part
> ---------
> 6
> (1 row)
>
> Is this correct ?
No it is not.

> If yes, I could not find any explanation for the second result which also
> differ from "select date_part( 'dow', date (20000421) );"

This, together with "hundreds" of other problems, has been fixed in
postgresql-7.0RC1.

btw, the days of the week start with Sunday = 1

so your queries now say:-

template1=# select date_part( 'dow', date '20000421' );
date_part
-----------
6
(1 row)

template1=# select date_part( 'dow', date ( '20000421' ) );
date_part
-----------
6
(1 row)

However I think this demonstrates a bug in the date functions.

chris(at)berty:~ > cal 11 1927 # In which I trust.
November 1927
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30

template1=# select date_part( 'dow', date '19271124' );
date_part
-----------
4
(1 row)

template1=# select date_part( 'dow', date '19271125' );
date_part
-----------
5
(1 row)

template1=# select date_part( 'dow', date '19271126' );
date_part
-----------
0
(1 row)

template1=# select date_part( 'dow', date '19271127' );
date_part
-----------
1
(1 row)

There seems to be a discontinuity here doesn't there?

Using postgresql-7.0RC1.

If somebody could direct me to the general area in the source tree, I might be
able to come up with a patch & btw, to whom should I send it?

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