Re: pgsql DATE

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)cupid(dot)suninternet(dot)com>
To: Andras Balogh <abalogh(at)grafx(dot)ro>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql DATE
Date: 2000-04-26 14:41:39
Message-ID: 39070023.17BAF49@cupid.suninternet.com
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Andras Balogh wrote:
> So i am looking a date type that would allow me to do the following with one
> (or a few) query
> (and to be fast too):
> -select all records for a given month
> -select the count of records where the hour is 14.
> -select all the records from the 7th week.
> -select count of records where the day of the week is Sunday.
> etc.

How about you write your queries like:

date >= '01/4/2000' and date < '01/5/2000'

or equivalent. It allows use of the index but works the same.
Except for the day is Sunday though...
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)cupid(dot)suninternet(dot)com>
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