Hello Dmitry,

>> XSQLDA alone was never able to satisfy the API level developers (maybe
>> except the very early days). In order to get more detailed information,
>> there are special tags for isc_dsql_sql_info(). For example, it can
>> deliver you all the information necessary to manually fill the XSQLDA
>> (this is basically what fbclient does behind the scene). So, unless
>> we're speaking about a whole new API, I don't think that such changes to
>> XSQLDA are a good idea. Just ask us about adding a new statement
>> information tag and use the proper API call instead.
>
> Consider it asked. :-)

Indeed, it's simple:

Can "sqlscale" be filled with N where N is the number of characters in
the result.

If this is possible, does it require a new server or both a server and
a client?

> Also, please make the XSQLDA and XSQLVAR documentation very clear about
> the problems of parsing/trimming/interpreting the data buffer for
> char(n) columns for variable-length charsets. I expect there are a lot
> of bugs out there already...

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com

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