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> > > We could pass back atttypmod as part of the PGresult.  I can add
> > > that to the TODO list.  Would that help?
> > Yes, that would do it!
> > Thank you for listening to our ravings on this issue.
> Added to TODO:
> * Add pg_attribute.atttypmod/Resdom->restypmod to PGresult structure
> This is a good suggestion.

How do we determine atttypmod for queries like

  select '123' || '456';

?? I might be able to address this with my upcoming type conversion work
but I don't know if we have enough hooks for this right now...

                        - Tom