On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 06:35:18PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > what is the opposite of cast(extract('epoch' from now()) as int)? > > The only thing I found that works is > > cast(cast(... as abstime) as timestamp) > > and the documentation says abstime shouldn't be used, and may > > disappear. What should I use instead? > > The recommended locution is > > SELECT TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE 'epoch' + <x> * INTERVAL '1 second'; I think this should read: SELECT TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE 'epoch' AT TIME ZONE 'UTC' + <x> * INTERVAL '1 second'; /* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ */ to conform with the *n*x standard. Cheers, D -- David Fetter david@xxxxxxxxxx http://fetter.org/ phone: +1 510 893 6100 mobile: +1 415 235 3778 Remember to vote! ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html