How cast interval to minutes as number?

From: Andreas <maps(dot)on(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: ListaPostgre <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: How cast interval to minutes as number?
Date: 2007-11-25 07:43:22
Message-ID: 4749279A.8010805@gmx.net
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Hi,

I have a column with timestamps --> some_ts .
I'd like to calculate the amount of time between this timestamp and NOW().

select some_ts - NOW() from some_table;

This results in a column of type interval.

How would I get this interval converted into e.g. minutes.
I need the whole value converted not just the 0-59 minutes part.
Like a difference of exactly 1 day = 24*60 minutes rather than 0
minutes if I just take the minute-part.

Seconds would be fine, too.

select EXTRACT (EPOCH FROM INTERVAL some_ts - NOW()) from ....

gets me a syntax error

Help?

Regards
Andreas

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