[GENERAL] Accessing composite type columns from C
Hi all. Is there a way with the libpq to access subcolumns in a composite type column? The documentation (8.2) seems not to mention this case. Thanks. -- Reg me, please! ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/
Re: [GENERAL] Accessing composite type columns from C
Reg Me Please [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there a way with the libpq to access subcolumns in a composite type column? libpq knows nothing in particular about composite columns. You'd need to parse out the data for yourself, per the syntax rules at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/rowtypes.html#AEN5986 Depending on what you're doing, it might be better to expand the column at the server side, ie, SELECT (ccol).* FROM ... regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
Re: [GENERAL] Accessing composite type columns from C
On Jan 17, 2008 5:48 AM, Reg Me Please [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. Is there a way with the libpq to access subcolumns in a composite type column? The documentation (8.2) seems not to mention this case. Thanks. -- We have a proposal to do this for 8.4. We will probably maintain this outside of the project for the 8.3 cycle (and it could be adapted to 8.2 very easily). See: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-01/msg00257.php merlin ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/
