Re: to_date problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Karel Zak <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz>
Cc: leif(at)danmos(dot)dk, pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: to_date problem
Date: 2001-03-15 15:08:06
Message-ID: 13711.984668886@sss.pgh.pa.us
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-interfaces

Karel Zak <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz> writes:
> Hmm, now I see Oracle and it allows correct parse this dirty query...

> SVRMGR> select to_date('2001-3-5 10:00', 'YYYY-FMMM-FMDD HH24:MI') from
> dual;
> TO_DATE('
> ---------
> 05-MAR-01
> 1 row selected.

Does it? Your example shows it with FM selected. What happens in
Oracle without the FM?

Still, Leif's example surprises me. Why does it pick up the '3' but
ignore the '5'? Seems to me that the presence of whitespace should be
enough to cue the thing that it's done seeing the day field, FM or no.
In fact, I can't see a good reason for FM to affect the behavior of
input conversion at all.

regards, tom lane

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-interfaces by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Karel Zak 2001-03-15 15:38:48 Re: to_date problem
Previous Message Stéphane EVEILLARD 2001-03-15 12:37:26 Re: Big trouble with libpq++