On 09/06/2010 11:57, Andre Lopes wrote: > Hi, > > I need to return an int4 subtracting two dates, but returns me an interval. > > select > end_date - now() as interger_number > from hist_anuncios > > How to return an integer out of this? Hmmm, according to the docs, subtracting dates returns an integer: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/functions-datetime.html Try "current_date", which gives you a date, instead of "now", which gives you a timestamp. Ray. -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland rod@xxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general