From c880f9aeb2444d70a42871999498ece0b2d90cba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:01:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update SQL-standard INTERVAL item:
o Support ISO INTERVAL syntax if units cannot be determined from
the string, and are supplied after the string
The SQL standard states that the units after the string specify
the units of the string, e.g. INTERVAL '2' MINUTE should
return '00:02:00'. The current behavior has the units
restrict the interval value to the specified unit or unit range,
INTERVAL '70' SECOND returns '00:00:10'.
For syntax that isn't uniquely ISO or PG syntax, like '1' or
'1:30', treat as ISO if there is a range specification clause,
and as PG if there no clause is present, e.g. interpret
'1:30' MINUTE TO SECOND as '1 minute 30 seconds', and
interpret '1:30' as '1 hour, 30 minutes'.
This makes common cases like SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH
SQL-standard results. The SQL standard supports a limited
number of unit combinations and doesn't support unit names
in the string. The PostgreSQL syntax is more flexible in
the range of units supported, e.g. PostgreSQL supports
'1 year 1 hour', while the SQL standard does not.
---
doc/TODO | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 9394e22abcb..624719f07ea 100644
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
PostgreSQL TODO List
====================
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
-Last updated: Mon Apr 24 18:59:31 EDT 2006
+Last updated: Mon Apr 24 20:00:38 EDT 2006
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -241,13 +241,29 @@ Data Types
o Add ISO INTERVAL handling
o -Add support for day-time syntax, INTERVAL '1 2:03:04' DAY TO
SECOND
- o Fix SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH
+ o Support ISO INTERVAL syntax if units cannot be determined from
+ the string, and are supplied after the string
+
+ The SQL standard states that the units after the string specify
+ the units of the string, e.g. INTERVAL '2' MINUTE should
+ return '00:02:00'. The current behavior has the units
+ restrict the interval value to the specified unit or unit range,
+ INTERVAL '70' SECOND returns '00:00:10'.
+
+ For syntax that isn't uniquely ISO or PG syntax, like '1' or
+ '1:30', treat as ISO if there is a range specification clause,
+ and as PG if there no clause is present, e.g. interpret
+ '1:30' MINUTE TO SECOND as '1 minute 30 seconds', and
+ interpret '1:30' as '1 hour, 30 minutes'.
+
+ This makes common cases like SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH
+ SQL-standard results. The SQL standard supports a limited
+ number of unit combinations and doesn't support unit names
+ in the string. The PostgreSQL syntax is more flexible in
+ the range of units supported, e.g. PostgreSQL supports
+ '1 year 1 hour', while the SQL standard does not.
+
o Add support for year-month syntax, INTERVAL '50-6' YEAR TO MONTH
- o For syntax that isn't uniquely ISO or PG syntax, like '1:30' or
- '1', treat as ISO if there is a range specification clause,
- and as PG if there no clause is present, e.g. interpret
- '1:30' MINUTE TO SECOND as '1 minute 30 seconds', and
- interpret '1:30' as '1 hour, 30 minutes'
o Interpret INTERVAL '1 year' MONTH as CAST (INTERVAL '1 year' AS
INTERVAL MONTH), and this should return '12 months'
o Round or truncate values to the requested precision, e.g.
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
index b704e82d485..58e55c44c3e 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#A00000" alink="#0000FF">
<h1><a name="section_1">PostgreSQL TODO List</a></h1>
<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<a href="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>
-Last updated: Mon Apr 24 18:59:31 EDT 2006
+Last updated: Mon Apr 24 20:00:38 EDT 2006
</p>
<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>
<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.
@@ -223,20 +223,35 @@ first.
<ul>
<li>-<em>Add support for day-time syntax, INTERVAL '1 2:03:04' DAY TO </em>
SECOND
- </li><li>Fix SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH
+ </li><li>Support ISO INTERVAL syntax if units cannot be determined from
+ the string, and are supplied after the string
+<p> The SQL standard states that the units after the string specify
+ the units of the string, e.g. INTERVAL '2' MINUTE should
+ return '00:02:00'. The current behavior has the units
+ restrict the interval value to the specified unit or unit range,
+ INTERVAL '70' SECOND returns '00:00:10'.
+</p>
+<p> For syntax that isn't uniquely ISO or PG syntax, like '1' or
+ '1:30', treat as ISO if there is a range specification clause,
+ and as PG if there no clause is present, e.g. interpret
+ '1:30' MINUTE TO SECOND as '1 minute 30 seconds', and
+ interpret '1:30' as '1 hour, 30 minutes'.
+</p>
+<p> This makes common cases like SELECT INTERVAL '1' MONTH
+ SQL-standard results. The SQL standard supports a limited
+ number of unit combinations and doesn't support unit names
+ in the string. The PostgreSQL syntax is more flexible in
+ the range of units supported, e.g. PostgreSQL supports
+ '1 year 1 hour', while the SQL standard does not.
+</p>
</li><li>Add support for year-month syntax, INTERVAL '50-6' YEAR TO MONTH
- </li><li>For syntax that isn't uniquely ISO or PG syntax, like '1:30' or
- '1', treat as ISO if there is a range specification clause,
- and as PG if there no clause is present, e.g. interpret
-<p> '1:30' MINUTE TO SECOND as '1 minute 30 seconds', and
- interpret '1:30' as '1 hour, 30 minutes'
- <li>Interpret INTERVAL '1 year' MONTH as CAST (INTERVAL '1 year' AS
+ </li><li>Interpret INTERVAL '1 year' MONTH as CAST (INTERVAL '1 year' AS
INTERVAL MONTH), and this should return '12 months'
</li><li>Round or truncate values to the requested precision, e.g.
INTERVAL '11 months' AS YEAR should return one or zero
</li><li>Support precision, CREATE TABLE foo (a INTERVAL MONTH(3))
</li></ul>
- </p></ul>
+ </li></ul>
</li><li>Arrays
<ul>
<li>-<em>Allow NULLs in arrays</em>
@@ -1176,6 +1191,6 @@ first.
</li><li>Teodor is Teodor Sigaev <<a href="mailto:teodor@sigaev.ru">teodor@sigaev.ru</a>>
</li><li>Tom is Tom Lane <<a href="mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us">tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us</a>> of Red Hat
</li></ul>
-</li></ul></li></ul>
+
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