how to obtain column info - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From Ken J. Wright
Subject how to obtain column info
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Msg-id 3.0.1.32.19981110163802.007b72f0@ori-ind.com
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Responses Re: [INTERFACES] how to obtain column info  ("Cary B. O'Brien" <cobrien@access.digex.net>)
Re: [INTERFACES] how to obtain column info  (Brett McCormick <brett@funky.chicken.org>)
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With libpq, how do you obtain column info (like type) for a table *before*
returning a result set? For instance, knowing the column type before
constructing an insert statement. A date will need quotes, a number won't,
a string will, etc.

Thanks,

Ken

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