On 08/29/12 23:53, Mark Rotteveel wrote: > BTW: Out of curiosity: why is sqlind a pointer? Are there any other use > cases for it being a pointer, because honestly I don't really see the > point of having a pointer to a short in a structure like xsqlvar.
IMHO people who designed SQLDA were much in a hurry. They took as a prototype a message, traveling between client and engine. In a message's buffer null indicator for a column is (typically) placed right after a data for that column. If we imagine that SQLDA works directly with a message's buffer than use of a pointer as sqlind is very reasonable. Why same solution was used for a case when data and indicator are allocated for SQLDA by user - no answer. Certainly, it could be much better to have sqlind as short, not as a pointer, but I hope you do not suggest to change API? Moreover - new OO API will directly access message's buffer (probably provided by user), and a kind of 'SQLDA' in it will therefore _logically_ contain a pointer to short. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
