Re: Metadata for tables, schema, and numeric - Mailing list pgsql-jdbc

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Metadata for tables, schema, and numeric
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Msg-id 200107041506.f64F6dg05655@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Metadata for tables, schema, and numeric  (Mike Finn <mike.finn@tacticalExecutive.com>)
Responses Re: Metadata for tables, schema, and numeric  (Mike Finn <mike.finn@tacticalExecutive.com>)
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Please try the newer jdbc driver at:

    http://jdbc.fastcrypt.com

This may fix those problems.

> Using 7.1 the following don't ever seem to return anything
>
>     getCatalogName(int)
>     getSchemaName(int)
>     getTableName(int)
>
> has this been implemented in a newer version of the JDBC driver
> If yes... where to get it?
> If no... is it planned?
>
> As well
>     getPrecision(int)
> always returns 0 for type numeric(p,s).  I checked the source for the driver
> (jdbc2) and it seems to always set this to zero as it is not a type checked
> for in the switch list (or cascading if's -- it was yesterday when I checked).
>
> Is this because the backend does not provide this information to a client or
> is it simply a matter of little more code to the driver to explicitly check
> for a few more types?
>
>
> gb=> \d customer
>                    Table "customer"
>          Attribute         |     Type      | Modifier
> ---------------------------+---------------+----------
>  seqcustomer               | numeric(15,0) | not null
>  name                      | text          | not null
>     <other fields>
>
> and executing this query
>
>     select customer.seqCustomer from customer
>
> gives the following
>
>     getColumnName: seqcustomer
>     getCatalogName:
>     getColumnLabel: seqcustomer
>     getSchemaName:
>     getTableName:
>     getPrecision: 0
>     getScale: 0
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Mike
>
> ===================
> Mike Finn
> Tactical Executive Systems
> mike.finn-pgsql-jdbc@tacticalExecutive.com
>
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