On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 13:00 +0000, Ragnar Hafstaà wrote: > On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 12:28 +0000, mike wrote: > > I am am trying to get a day string from a date using to_char ie: > > > > SELECT date1,ti1 ,to1,ti2,to2,adj,ei,eo,to_char('2005-02-07','Day') FROM > > vw_times_list1 > > > > however I get > > > > function to_char("unknown", "unknown") is not unique > > test=# select to_char('2005-02-07'::date,'Day'); > to_char > ----------- > Monday > (1 row) > > thanks for this - I found the solution to my immediate problem by looking through a dump for to_char and found the function I was looking for at the moment (dayname) but this will be useful for the general case Mike > gnari > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq