[postgis-devel] Array support in libpq

[Mateusz Loskot]

Jorge Arévalo wrote:
> Does libpq have support for array datatype nowadays? I'm trying to
> find a function like PQgetvalue to get array values but I can't.

I'd suggest to search through the PostgreSQL archives as this issue
has been discussed a couple of times:

"PQgetvalue is always going to give you the string representation
of the field value *unless* you specify a binary cursor.
In that case you'll get all requested fields in binary form,
and it's your responsibility to deal with making sense of what you get."

You can find more here:

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-sql/2003-03/msg00586.php
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-interfaces/2006-06/msg00003.php


Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot
Senior Programmer, Cadcorp
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