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Re: roundoff problem in time datatype


  • From: Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>
  • To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
  • Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: roundoff problem in time datatype
  • Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:39:38 +0200 (CEST)
  • Message-id: <Pine(dot)LNX(dot)4(dot)44(dot)0509260935310(dot)28238-100000(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, Tom Lane wrote:

> Alternatively: why are we forbidding the value 24:00:00 anyway? Is
> there a reason not to allow the hours field to exceed 23?

One reason is because it's what the standard demand. Another is that it
isn't a proper time, just like feb 31 isn't a proper date.

-- 
/Dennis Björklund




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