Re: BUG #3624: EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM INTERVAL) always returns 1

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Eugene M(dot) Hutorny" <eugene(at)ksf(dot)kiev(dot)ua>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #3624: EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM INTERVAL) always returns 1
Date: 2007-09-21 16:21:44
Message-ID: 6414.1190391704@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Eugene M. Hutorny" <eugene(at)ksf(dot)kiev(dot)ua> writes:
> SQL statemet
> SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM INTERVAL '1 day');

> Returns: 1
> Expected: 0

Why would you expect that? Quarters are numbered 1 through 4.
And it doesn't "always return 1":

regression=# SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM INTERVAL '3 months');
date_part
-----------
2
(1 row)

regression=# SELECT EXTRACT(QUARTER FROM INTERVAL '11 months');
date_part
-----------
4
(1 row)

regards, tom lane

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