>Using binary parameters with libpq (PQexecParams) I am having trouble
>figuring out how NULL is represented since there does not appear to be
>a NULLOID.
>
>For example, if a table has a varchar column and it IS NULL for a given
>row, then what I received is a zero-length string (""). Also, while I
>can insert a NULL varchar simply by setting the value to NULL (or 0), it
>is not clear how to acheive this with say an integer column. And, is it
>possible to match NULL using a parameter.
The arguments to PQexecParams are all pointers to buffers, even in the
case of ints. To send a NULL, simply pass a null pointer for that value.
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Andrew McNamara, Senior Developer, Object Craft
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