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Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 16:38:02 -0800
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From: "Ken J. Wright" <ken@ori-ind.com>
Subject: how to obtain column info
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With libpq, how do you obtain column info (like type) for a table *before*
returning a result set? For instance, knowing the column type before
constructing an insert statement. A date will need quotes, a number won't,
a string will, etc.

Thanks,

Ken