Re: [HACKERS] wishlist: PQfsize

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to add the following item to the 
> wishlist:
> 
> currently the libpq-function PQfsize returns the 
> size in bytes of the field with the given field-
> index. If the field is a variable-length field, 
> PQfsize returns -1.
> 
> In general as well as for some internal functionality
> of the perl interface it would be useful, if PQfsize
> would return the number of bytes even for variable-
> length fields.

We have a new atttypmod field that holds the length for the column as
defined at table-creation time for char() and varchar().  Is that the
number you want?


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Bruce Momjian
maillist@candle.pha.pa.us