Re: infinity as a date - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: infinity as a date
Date
Msg-id 200212300448.gBU4mUU19535@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: infinity as a date  (Jean-Christian Imbeault <jc@mega-bucks.co.jp>)
List pgsql-general
Added to TODO:

    * Allow infinite dates just like infinite timestamps

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Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote:
> Peter Darley wrote:
> >
> >     Not that I feel that I get a vote, but it seems to me that an infinite date
> > doesn't make any sense.
>
> I agree, but if you are going to have infinite timestamps, you should
> have infinite dates. A timestamp is a point in time after all ... just
> like a date.
>
> I don't care either way, I just want consistency.
>
> Jc
>
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