[fpc-pascal] Re: PostgreSQL 8.4 Ubuntu 10.10 x64

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Fri, 22 Oct 2010, Martin Schreiber wrote:

> Andrew Brunner wrote:
>
>> I've got a problem with the PostgreSQL component.  I've got an insert
>> statement with int64 values.  The prepare command goes through but the
>> server denies the entire packet with the string value of the int64 is
>> too large for integer type error.
>>
>> The fields were all declared as bigint and the parameter binding
>> happened as LargeInt.  This worked on MySQL but I'm sure everything is
>> working on my end.  Anyone have problems with using Int64 types and
>> insert?
>>
> The problem is in TypeStrings, ftLargeInt should return 'bigint' instead
> of 'int'. Fixed in MSEide+MSEgui trunk 4028.
> http://developer.berlios.de/svn/?group_id=11520
>
> Interresting, MSEgui is used in production since years with PostgreSQL,
> Firebird, MySQL and Sqlite3, nobody ever reported the bug...

This is not so surprising. Often I meet databases which go against
everything I hold for 'unshakable' truths. Use cases differ wildly.

Anyway, thanks for the tip, fixed in FPC SVN rev. 16197.

Michael.