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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:44:02 +0000
From: Michael Olivier <mo@local2me.com>
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Subject: libpq PQftype() to comprehend types?
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Can someone tell me how I can use PQftype() or some other mechanism to
interpret a query result in terms of the data types of the columns?


I need to be able to tell what data type a given column is. The 6.3.2
manual says PQftype() returns an internal coding -- is this defined in a
header file I can access, or ... ?

thanks,
Michael