Subject Re: [firebird-support] timestamp arithmetic
Author Lele Gaifax
>>>>> Edwin Pratomo l'ha dit:

Edwin> hi, what is the recommended way to do arithmetic on
Edwin> timestamp field? for example, how to add 7 hours to a
Edwin> timestamp value?

A timestamp field is composed by an integer part that carries the
number of day elapsed since the day 1, and a fractional part
equivalent to the fraction of day:

UPDATE table SET yourfield + 7.0/24.0

hth,
bye, lele.
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