On 05.12.2010 12:10, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:22, Marc Balmer<marc@msys.ch> wrote:
>> I am suggesting adding a function to libpq:
>>
>> PGresult *PQvexec(PGconn *conn, const char *fmt, ...);
>>
>> It behaves similar to PQexec, but it allows for printf style varargs and
>
> How is that not a horrible idea, compared to using PQexecParams()? You
> have to remember to do all your escaping and things manually, whereas
> PQexecParams() does it automatically.
A varargs version of PQexecParams() would be handy, though. Imagine
being able to do:
PQexecVParams("SELECT * FROM mytable WHERE foo = $1 AND bar = $2",
foovar, barvar);
instead of constructing an array for the variables.
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