Re: 9.2 timestamp function syntax error

Guy Rouillier wrote:
> I don't understand the error resulting from the following progression on
> 9.2 (specifically "EnterpriseDB 9.2.1.3 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu,
> compiled by gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52), 64-bit"):
>
> select sysdate => timestamp without time zone
>
> select timestamptz(sysdate) => timestamp with time zone
>
> select timestamp(timestamptz(sysdate)) => ERROR:  syntax error at or
> near "timestamptz"
>
> OR
>
> select timestamp(sysdate::timestamptz)) => ERROR:  syntax error at or
> near "sysdate"
>
> I see a function in pg_catalog with signature timestamp(timestamp with
> time zone).  Why isn't it being applied?

That must be EnterpriseDB's proprietary Postgres Plus, since
regular PostgreSQL doesn't have "sysdate".

Try to ask EnterpriseDB, they are more likely to be able to help.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe