From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: libpq (PQprepared)
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:58:19 -0400
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Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.com> writes:
> The description of PQprepare() of libpq
> (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/libpq-exec.html)
> says:
> (But PQprepare is more flexible since it does not require parameter
> types to be pre-specified.)
> But the description of PREPARE
> (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/sql-prepare.html)
> says:
> The data type of a parameter to the prepared statement. If the data
> type of a particular parameter is unspecified or is specified as unknown,
> it will be inferred from the context in which the parameter is used.
> So, PQprepare() is NOT more flexible in this case because PREPARE
> does not require parameters types to be pre-specifies also.
Hmmm ... it was true when written, but is out of date now. AFAICS
it's sufficient to just remove the parenthetical remark.
regards, tom lane
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