Re: libpq (PQprepared) - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: libpq (PQprepared)
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Msg-id 16891.1283093899@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to libpq (PQprepared)  (Dmitriy Igrishin <dmitigr@gmail.com>)
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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 it was true when written, but is out of date now.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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