Re: search for partial dates

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "James B(dot) Byrne" <byrnejb(at)harte-lyne(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: search for partial dates
Date: 2009-06-11 20:35:20
Message-ID: 18768.1244752520@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"James B. Byrne" <byrnejb(at)harte-lyne(dot)ca> writes:
> Given a datetime column, not null, is there a single syntax that
> permits searching for all dates in a given year, year+month, and
> year+month+day such that a single parameterised query can handle all
> three circumstances?

Try date_trunc() ... however, if you want the query to be indexable,
it'll take a bit more work.

regards, tom lane

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