Shra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > As tom said.....The type is encoded in the atttypmod field (see PQfmod) and > recommended using format_type()..... > but when this is used, it returns -1 for integer , real n other fixed > datatypes .........
The interpretation of typmod is datatype-specific. That's why I recommended using format_type. But if you want to know what format_type knows, look at the source code (src/backend/utils/adt/format_type.c). regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster