Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 564359FA3AD for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:19:42 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 83870-06 for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:19:39 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from linda-3.paradise.net.nz (linda-3.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.182]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C86D19FA20E for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 00:19:38 -0400 (AST) Received: from smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (tclsnelb1-src-1.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.172]) by linda-3.paradise.net.nz (Paradise.net.nz) with ESMTP id <0J8J005SCTCO6Z@linda-3.paradise.net.nz> for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:19:36 +1300 (NZDT) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (218-101-28-191.dsl.clear.net.nz [218.101.28.191]) by smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F2A0D84DDA; Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:19:36 +1300 (NZDT) Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:19:23 +1300 From: Mark Kirkwood Subject: Re: Documentation update for PQexecParams In-reply-to: <1163217020.2431.20.camel@josh> To: theo@flame.co.za Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Message-id: <45554F4B.5070602@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061101) References: <1163009239.2384.2.camel@josh> <20061109144348.GA10157@fetter.org> <1163084688.2448.28.camel@theo-laptop.int.coza.net.za> <200611101050.43400.peter_e@gmx.net> <1163152973.2422.14.camel@theo-laptop.int.coza.net.za> <2471.1163197450@sss.pgh.pa.us> <1163217020.2431.20.camel@josh> X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200611/10 X-Sequence-Number: 3844 Theo Kramer wrote: > > > On the ODBC types - I found these useful as my interface is based on > that. I imagine that others who have used ODBC and who would like to use > the libpq functions may also find it useful, but also agree that it may > be misleading. > > Perhaps, with a couple of iterations, we can get to something that will > make the documentation on these functions more useful. > Maybe add a new chapter discussing ODBC (even if it is *very* short), and include the datatype info in it?