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Re: More straight forward method to convert seconds::bigint to interval

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Well worth joining the list.  Thanks guys.

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Adam Rich <adam.r@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Shane R. Spencer wrote:
>>
>> I work in VoIP.  HMS (Hour/Minute/Second) format appears to be the rule
>> when working with call time totals.  I admit it makes some reports
>> easier to read.
>>
>> The method I used to convert a int/bigint to HMS (or the standard
>> representation of an interval type) is as follows:
>>
>> select (123456.789::varchar(24) || ' seconds')::interval as HMS;
>>     hms
>> --------------
>>  34:17:36.789
>>
>> Is there a less string oriented method of converting seconds as an int
>> to an interval?
>>
>> - Shane
>>
>
> I think this is cleaner/faster:
>
>
> select interval '1 second' * 123456.789 as HMS;
>
>     hms
> --------------
>  34:17:36.789
>
>
> -Adam
>
>
>
>

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