Re: functions for date parsing.

From: "Jeff MacDonald" <jeff(at)tsunamicreek(dot)com>
To: "Robert Treat" <rtreat(at)webmd(dot)net>
Cc: "Postgres List" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: functions for date parsing.
Date: 2002-06-25 12:58:44
Message-ID: HIEGJGDMNIKAMPPDEKBNMEFCCAAA.jeff@tsunamicreek.com
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Perfect ! Thanks.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Treat [mailto:rtreat(at)webmd(dot)net]
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 4:34 PM
> To: Jeff MacDonald
> Cc: Postgres List
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] functions for date parsing.
>
>
> db=# select date_trunc('month',age(now()::date,'1990-01-01'::date));
>
> date_trunc
> -----------------
> 12 years 5 mons
> (1 row)
>
> Robert Treat
>
> On Mon, 2002-06-24 at 10:21, Jeff MacDonald wrote:
> > sample=> select age(now()::date,'1990-01-01'::date);
> > age
> > -------------------------------
> > 12 years 5 mons 22 days 23:00
> >
> >
> > within postgres, how can i parse this to somethig like
> >
> > 12 years 5 months
> >
> > Thanks..
> > Jeff.
> >
>
>
>

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