On Mar 16, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Jason Dusek <jason.du...@gmail.com> wrote:
> However, it is not clear to me at this juncture how to get the > return type for a statement, given its text. Preparing and > looking it up in pg_prepared_statements will retrieve the > argument types but not the return type. Wrapping the query in a > SQL stored procedure which returns record doesn't cause the > server to infer and store a more specific type. You might want to take a look at the extended query protocol here: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/protocol-flow.html If you send a "parse" (P) messaged followed by "describe" (D), you can get a row description for the return type without executing anything. John DeSoi, Ph.D. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
