Migrating a PostgreSQL Database to SQL Anywhere 12 - Sybase

NOTE: SQL Anywhere does not support the Quote functions in PostgreSQL
Numeric Functions
The following numeric functions are identical in PostgreSQL and SQL Anywhere:
• ABS
• FLOOR
• RADIANS
• CEILING
• MOD
• SIGN
• DEGREES
• PI
• SQRT
• EXP
• POWER
The following numeric functions have direct equivalences between PostgreSQL and SQL Anywhere:
PostgreSQL function
Equivalent SQL Anywhere
function
Notes
CBRT(dp) POWER(Numeric, 1/3)
DIV(Y numeric, X numeric)
LN(dp or numeric)
LOG(numeric)
LOG(X numeric, B numeric)
RANDOM()
ROUND(Numeric, Integer)
LOG(Numeric)
LOG10(Numeric)
LOG(X Numeric)/LOG(B
numeric)
RAND
ROUND(dp or numeric) ROUND(Numeric, 0)
ROUND(V numeric, S int)
SETSEED(dp)
ROUND(Numeric, Integer)
RAND(Integer)
TRUNC(dp or numeric) TRUNCNUM(Numeric, 0)
TRUNC(V numeric, S int)
TRUNCNUM(Numeric,
Integer)
NOTE: WIDTH_BUCKET in PostgreSQL does not have a SQL anywhere equivalent
Date and Time Functions
The date and time functions vary the most between the two database servers, with no identical functions. The
following lists date and time functions in PostgreSQL with equivalences in SQL Anywhere:
PostgreSQL function
Equivalent SQL Anywhere
function
Notes
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