Re: PQexecParams and types - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PQexecParams and types
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Msg-id 17666.1075819993@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to PQexecParams and types  (Czuczy Gergely <phoemix@harmless.hu>)
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Czuczy Gergely <phoemix@harmless.hu> writes:
> i've read in the docs to use the proper indexes both types must match in
> the where clause, to achive this the user can simply put a string into the
> side of the equation mark and pgsql will convert it automaticly. my
> question is, when I'm using PQexecParams, should I give all the values as
> a string, and it will be converted, or I have to figure out the type of
> the given field somehow?

You should leave the parameter types unspecified.  Their types will be
resolved in much the same way that a quoted literal is handled.

            regards, tom lane

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