From: | "Richard Huxton" <dev(at)archonet(dot)com> |
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To: | "postgresql" <pgsql(at)symcom(dot)com>, "PgSQL-SQL" <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: problem with dates |
Date: | 2001-02-22 14:29:35 |
Message-ID: | 008c01c09cdb$e4594380$1001a8c0@archonet.com |
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From: "postgresql" <pgsql(at)symcom(dot)com>
> This is a rather generic question about "date" and "time". I seem to
> be beating my head on the wall. I was trying to use a set up a table
> with a 'date' and 'time' field. I wanted to keep the two separate.
>
> Can someone explain if there is a difference between a time field
> and a timestamp. I don't mean the visual date and time as a single
> element. I mean in concept. I have been pouring through the docs
> and it appears from my reading that a 'date' field is supposed to act
> like the date portion of a timestamp. But it doesn't and I just don't
> understand why.
What isn't working correctly? I seem to be able to compare dates with
timestamps and combine a date + time into a timestamp.
> if there is some document somewhere that explains this just point
> me to it.
Look at the page "datetime-types.htm" in the docs (might only be in the docs
for 7.1).
- Richard Huxton
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