[DERBY-161] DATE function as documented in the manuals does not support integer arguments. i.e. DATE(1232) does not work although the manual specifies that this format will return a date field that is "x" number of days since day 0.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 10.0.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 10.1.1.0
• Component/s: SQL
• Environment: Windows XP Professional SP 1
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: George Baklarz
• Created: 05/Mar/05 04:41
• Updated: 29/Apr/05 09:39
• Resolved: 29/Apr/05 09:39

Description

The DATE function returns a date from a value. The argument must be a date, timestamp, a positive number less than or equal to 3,652,059, a valid string representation of a date or timestamp, or a string of length 7 that is not a CLOB or LONG VARCHAR. If the argument is a string of length 7, it must represent a valid date in the form yyyynnn, where yyyy are digits denoting a year, and nnn are digits between 001 and 366, denoting a day of that year. The result of the function is a date. If the argument can be null, the result can be null; if the argument is null, the result is the null value. The other rules depend on the data type of the argument specified:

• If the argument is a date, timestamp, or valid string representation of a date or timestamp: The result is the date part of the value.
• If the argument is a number: The result is the date that is n-1 days after January 1, 0001, where n is the integral part of the number.
• If the argument is a string with a length of 7: The result is the date represented

The DATE function does not support integer argument.

ij> values date(12345);
ERROR 42846: Cannot convert types 'INTEGER' to 'DATE'.