Re: timestamp() functions still documented

Patch applied.

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Oliver Elphick wrote:
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> The functions timestamp(date) and timestamp(date, time) are still
> documented, but cannot be used because the parser interprets
> timestamp(xx) as timestamp with precision.
>
> So the documentation of those functions ought to be removed, because it
> confuses users (the same applies to the documentation of 7.2.1):
>
> Index: doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v
> retrieving revision 1.96
> diff -c -r1.96 func.sgml
> *** doc/src/sgml/func.sgml    2002/04/26 01:24:08    1.96
> --- doc/src/sgml/func.sgml    2002/05/03 08:40:01
> ***************
> *** 2730,2750 ****
>       <entry><literal>Wed Feb 21 17:01:13.000126 2001 EST</literal></entry>
>          </row>
>
> -        <row>
> -     <entry><function>timestamp</function>(<type>date</type>)</entry>
> -     <entry><type>timestamp</type></entry>
> -     <entry><type>date</type> to <type>timestamp</type></entry>
> -     <entry><literal>timestamp(date '2000-12-25')</literal></entry>
> -     <entry><literal>2000-12-25 00:00:00</literal></entry>
> -        </row>
> -
> -        <row>
> -     <entry><function>timestamp</function>(<type>date</type>,
> <type>time</type>)</entry>
> -     <entry><type>timestamp</type></entry>
> -     <entry><type>date</type> and <type>time</type> to
> <type>timestamp</type></entry>
> -     <entry><literal>timestamp(date '1998-02-24',time
> '23:07')</literal></entry>
> -     <entry><literal>1998-02-24 23:07:00</literal></entry>
> -        </row>
>         </tbody>
>        </tgroup>
>       </table>
> --- 2730,2735 ----
>
>
> There are seven timestamp() functions in pg_proc and I don't think any
> of them can be used; should they not be removed or renamed?
>
> --
> Oliver Elphick                                Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk
> Isle of Wight                              http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver
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>
>      "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them
>       that weep."            Romans 12:15
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