Re: [INTERFACES] ECPG: FETCH ALL|n FROM cursor - Memory allocation?

From: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: PostgreSQL Interfaces <pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] ECPG: FETCH ALL|n FROM cursor - Memory allocation?
Date: 2002-05-06 11:00:51
Message-ID: 20020506110051.GE17805@feivel.credativ.de
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On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 11:24:36AM +0100, Lee Kindness wrote:
> If I allocate the memory before the FETCH then I (naturally) free
> it. However If I NULL initialise the pointer then libecpg will
> allocate the memory and I must NOT free it - libecpg will free it
> automatically... Yeah?

No. No matter who allocates the memory. You have to free it yourself.

Michael
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