"Colin 't Hart" <colinthart(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> The 32nd of Undecember (!) turning into the 1st of February of the
> next year... instead of throwing an exception like I expect.
As mentioned previously, to_date isn't the tool to use if you want
a strict conversion --- it's designed to be rather, um, liberal.
Some people think that accepting dates like June 31st is a feature.
regards, tom lane