Re: interval output format ?

David Pirotte <david@altosw.be> writes:
> how can I ask postgres  to return
>     43:18
> instead of
>     @ 1 day 19 hours 18 mins

I think right now the only way is to convert the interval value to
seconds (date_part('epoch', interval)) and then format it yourself.
to_char() ought to have support for formatting intervals, but seems
not to at the moment.

            regards, tom lane