--- In Firebird-Java@yahoogroups.com, "trefork" <nilskp@g...> wrote:

> According to the JDBC spec, I don't believe that calling
> registerOutParam(int, int) is a requirement for getParameterMetaData()
> to work. Am I wrong?

Reading the spec, I don't see any mention of this either way, but the
standard usage of most other drivers is to make a call to the server
to get the information, the logic being that if someone already knows
the status of the parameters, they would most likely not ask for the
metadata.

Nils