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ownedbycats · 03-26-2021, 05:03 PM

Question: Is there a way to set an arbitrary epoch? I can see some strangeness otherwise, e.g. if to_number is used to store it to a column on *nix environment, then from_number is used on that stored number in Windows environment. Though I am not sure why someone would do this.

Also, does the number work in negative, e.g. someone on a *nix system using to_number on a date earlier than 1970?

03-26-2021, 05:03 PM	#24
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 8,841 Karma: 62032373 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Question: Is there a way to set an arbitrary epoch? I can see some strangeness otherwise, e.g. if to_number is used to store it to a column on nix environment, then from_number is used on that stored number in Windows environment. Though I am not sure why someone would do this. Also, does the number work in negative, e.g. someone on a nix system using to_number on a date earlier than 1970? Last edited by ownedbycats; 03-26-2021 at 05:16 PM.