> -----Original Message-----
> From: Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Jim Starkey
> There is no alternative to a tweak to the
> SQLDA/XSQLDA/YSQLDA, but I'd rather hide this behind a better interface.

Doesn't that IBM- inherited thing have a version field?

> A habit we need break is dependence on fixed length strings internally
> and across our interfaces. I'm not prepared (yet) to argue that the
> database should only support the concept of "string", both for interface
> design and internal coding, that's what we should assume.

Suppose my program prepares a statement, specifically a query.
How does it determine how much memory it should allocate for buffers if the
only answer from the server is "this is a string", for example?

C.