Re: int8 becames string in BDE :-( - Mailing list pgsql-odbc

On Wed, 29 May 2002, Hiroshi Inoue wrote:

> Kovacs Zoltan wrote:
> >
> > Dear Hiroshi and Tom,
> >
> > I downloaded the latest psqlodbc.dll for PostgreSQL 7.2.1.
> > My problem is I
> > should migrate from 7.1.3 to 7.2.1 because I need "CREATE OR REPLACE
> > FUNCTION", but COUNT(*) returns int8 now. Unfortunately,
> > Borland Database
> > Engine and/or ODBCExpress (from Korbitec Pty.) understands
> > int8 as string.
>
> Is it the true cause ?
> Isn't it because of the current driver's behavior that
> returns SQL_VARCHAR for int8 ? OTOH certainly there are
> some applications which can't handle SQL_BIGINT.
> Recently I changed the driver to return SQL_NUMERIC
> for int8 with Microsoft-jet and it seems to work.

Where can I check for the setting? Can I adjust it in the "Driver" menu?
I'm using version 07_02_0001, announced on 15th April.

Thanks, Zoltan

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