Index: doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.163
diff -c -r1.163 datatype.sgml
*** doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml	22 Oct 2005 19:33:57 -0000	1.163
--- doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml	5 Dec 2005 08:30:22 -0000
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*** 1360,1366 ****
          <entry>4 bytes</entry>
          <entry>dates only</entry>
          <entry>4713 BC</entry>
!         <entry>32767 AD</entry>
          <entry>1 day</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
--- 1360,1366 ----
          <entry>4 bytes</entry>
          <entry>dates only</entry>
          <entry>4713 BC</entry>
!         <entry>5874897 AD</entry>
          <entry>1 day</entry>
         </row>
         <row>
Index: src/backend/utils/adt/date.c
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c,v
retrieving revision 1.122
diff -c -r1.122 date.c
*** src/backend/utils/adt/date.c	15 Oct 2005 02:49:28 -0000	1.122
--- src/backend/utils/adt/date.c	5 Dec 2005 08:30:22 -0000
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*** 97,102 ****
--- 97,107 ----
  			break;
  	}
  
+ 	if (!IS_VALID_JULIAN(tm->tm_year, tm->tm_mon, tm->tm_mday))
+ 		ereport(ERROR,
+ 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+ 				 errmsg("date out of range: \"%s\"", str)));
+ 
  	date = date2j(tm->tm_year, tm->tm_mon, tm->tm_mday) - POSTGRES_EPOCH_JDATE;
  
  	PG_RETURN_DATEADT(date);