[sqlite] Can SQLite know from the statement string if it is row producing or not?

[Simon Slavin]

On 9 Jan 2016, at 1:18pm, Bart Smissaert <bart.smissaert at gmail.com> wrote:

>> but only after at least one sqlite3_step() occurred.
> 
> It will work before any step, but indeed the statement needs to be prepared.
> I need to know before stepping, but it can do that.

For a SELECT which returns no rows I presume it returns the number of columns 
asked for.  Presumably this is something the original poster wants.

Simon.