Re: retreive record set - Mailing list pgsql-hackers-win32

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: retreive record set
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Msg-id 6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCE094660@algol.sollentuna.se
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In response to retreive record set  ("Michael GUIARD" <michael@nestor-tech.com>)
List pgsql-hackers-win32
> Hi Magnus,
>
> I understood that I am not supposed to know how PGresult
> stores the data, but I do not know how to fill my structure
> directly rather than to fill it field by field.
> I saw ecpg gives methods to do this (with descriptors), but I
> do not understand all about it, and I think it is too
> complicated for my small needs. Further, I do not want to
> change the implementation of postgreqsl libpq.
>
> So if I have no other choice than convert all result fields
> to fill my structure I will do this ...
>
> what is your advices about this ?

AFAIK there is no way in libpq to bind directly to variables. You'll
have to do a loop with pqgetvalue() to fill your struct.

//Magnus

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