Comments on: Update day to second interval column in selection from time gaps table by parsing strings containing time differences using REGEXP_SUBSTR http://technology.amis.nl/2011/07/25/update-day-to-second-interval-column-in-selection-from-time-gaps-table-by-parsing-strings-containing-time-differences-using-regexp_substr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=update-day-to-second-interval-column-in-selection-from-time-gaps-table-by-parsing-strings-containing-time-differences-using-regexp_substr Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lucas Jellema http://technology.amis.nl/2011/07/25/update-day-to-second-interval-column-in-selection-from-time-gaps-table-by-parsing-strings-containing-time-differences-using-regexp_substr/#comment-6836 Lucas Jellema Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:31:54 +0000 http://technology.amis.nl/blog/?p=12963#comment-6836 Anton,

It certainly seems that way. It also seems that I have managed to turn something rather simple into something not so simple. One of my specialties I am afraid. I did have this nagging notion that it could be done in a more straightforward way. Well, thanks for pointing it out.

Lucas

]]> By: Anton Scheffer http://technology.amis.nl/2011/07/25/update-day-to-second-interval-column-in-selection-from-time-gaps-table-by-parsing-strings-containing-time-differences-using-regexp_substr/#comment-6835 Anton Scheffer Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:28:26 +0000 http://technology.amis.nl/blog/?p=12963#comment-6835 Is this the same as
update standing
  set timelag = to_dsinterval(case when instr( gap, ‘h’ ) > 0 then ’0 ‘ else ’0 0:’ end || translate( gap, ”’h”+’, ‘::’ ) )

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