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Hi, i'm developing an app using firebird 1.03 and the qt libraries.
I am stuck while retrieving data after a select. I've read the manuals (IB6
dox) but still i think i am mising something.
I've got a bunch of VARCHAR(1000) fields, obviously they are not completely
full so when i retrieve them i get lot of garbage that makes the app go nuts.

say we have
table tablename
(
id integer not null,
name varchar(100),
primary key(id)
)

after the initialization phase (attach,start_transaction,preparing the XSQLDA
etc.)
i do
isc_dsql_allocate_statement(status_vector,&dbh,&stmt);
isc_dsql_prepare(status_vector,&trans,&stmt,0,query,1,NULL);
isc_dsql_describe(status_vector,&stmt,1,out_sqlda);

then there should be the coerction of data
should i do it? i think so since i have to allocate memry for the sqldata
but then i'll allocate as much memory as needed by the CHAR(100) not the
VARCHAR(100).
Also the allocation of memory for the sqlind should be done?

So, where should i look for the _real_ length of the retrieved field? i read
that it is stored in the first 2 bytes of the char* but trying to read them
ended with ridiculously high numbers.

Can u point me to a tutorial/piece of code where this topic is covered with a
lil bit more of detail? (i would not mind if u r willing to give me a
ready-made solution ;-) )

P.S. on the dox the test to see if we're encountering a NULL value is
if ((var->sqltype & 1) && (*(var->sqlind)=-1))

shouldnt it be

if ((var->sqltype & 1) && (*(var->sqlind)==-1))
^^^

thanks a lot
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