Re: Create interval using column value?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Larry Lennhoff <llennhoff-postgres(at)pexicom(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Create interval using column value?
Date: 2004-10-25 03:11:52
Message-ID: 9636.1098673912@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Larry Lennhoff <llennhoff-postgres(at)pexicom(dot)com> writes:
> What I want to do is find all the rows in
> A which were built before now() - build_interval seconds ago. If I could
> just write this in SQL it would look something like:

> SELECT A.id FROM A JOIN B ON (join_col) WHERE built_on < now() - interval
> 'build_interval seconds';

You are confused about the difference between a literal constant and an
expression. Try something like

... WHERE built_on < now() - build_interval * interval '1 second';

which relies on the number-times-interval operator.

regards, tom lane

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