Re: EPOCH TIMESTAMP Conversion Problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Louis-David Mitterrand <vindex+lists-pgsql-sql(at)apartia(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: EPOCH TIMESTAMP Conversion Problem
Date: 2008-01-01 19:03:48
Message-ID: 17899.1199214228@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Louis-David Mitterrand <vindex+lists-pgsql-sql(at)apartia(dot)org> writes:
> On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 10:35:08AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM MAX(mydate)) FROM myTable

> Is using casts for the same purpose deprecated?

> SELECT current_date::timestamp::abstime::int4;

Well, type abstime is deprecated --- it's got a Y2038 problem.

regards, tom lane

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