On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Bill Moran <wmoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In response to "Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Bill Moran >> <wmoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > I'm trying to test the time in a time column to see if it's the same >> > minute as the current time. I wouldn't have thought this would be >> > difficult: >> > >> > WHERE TO_CHAR(now(), 'HH24MI') = TO_CHAR(time_column, 'HH24MI') >> >> Use date_trunc >> >> where date_trunc('minute',timefield)=date_trunc('minute',now()); >> >> I might have the args backwards. > > Hunh ... > > # select date_trunc('minute','13:45:15'::time); > date_trunc > -------------------- > @ 13 hours 45 mins > (1 row) > > # select date_trunc('minute','13:45:15'::time with time zone); > ERROR: function date_trunc(unknown, time with time zone) does not exist > LINE 1: select date_trunc('minute','13:45:15'::time with time zone); > ^ > HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts. > > # select date_trunc('minute',('13:45:15'::time with time zone)::time); > date_trunc > -------------------- > @ 13 hours 45 mins > (1 row) > > Curiouser and curiouser ... Ahhh, not timestamps, but times... You might have to add the time to some date to run it through date_trunc. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general