pgsql: Add items: > * Prevent to_char() on interval from returning

From: momjian(at)svr1(dot)postgresql(dot)org (Bruce Momjian)
To: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Add items: > * Prevent to_char() on interval from returning
Date: 2005-05-07 04:24:34
Message-ID: 20050507042434.A6B00536A4@svr1.postgresql.org
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> * Prevent to_char() on interval from returning meaningless values
>
> For example, to_char('1 month', 'mon') is meaningless. Basically,
> most date-related parameters to to_char() are meaningless for
> intervals because interval is not anchored to a date.
>
> * Allow to_char() on interval values to accumulate the highest unit
> requested
>
> o to_char(INTERVAL '1 hour 5 minutes', 'MI') => 65
> o to_char(INTERVAL '43 hours 20 minutes', 'MI' ) => 2600
> o to_char(INTERVAL '43 hours 20 minutes', 'WK:DD:HR:MI') => 0:1:19:20
> o to_char(INTERVAL '3 years 5 months','MM') => 41
>
> Some special format flag would be required to request such
> accumulation. Such functionality could also be added to EXTRACT.
> Prevent accumulation that crosses the month/day boundary because of
> the uneven number of days in a month.
>

Modified Files:
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pgsql/doc:
TODO (r1.1519 -> r1.1520)
(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/TODO.diff?r1=1.1519&r2=1.1520)
pgsql/doc/src/FAQ:
TODO.html (r1.26 -> r1.27)
(http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html.diff?r1=1.26&r2=1.27)

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