Cristoph

c> is there something like select dump(<fieldname>) from ..
c> like in oracle?

no, but when you select something Firebird returns you the metadata
info in a structure called a SQLDA. This is surfaced differently
depending on your interface layer, which you don't mention.

You can get metadata info also by querying RDB$RELATIONS,
RDB$RELATION_FIELDS and REDB$FIELDS.

You might want to explain what you're trying to do, so that we can
suggest the Firebird way of doing it.

Ciao
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