Comments on: How to emulate the TYPEOF() function in MySQL http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/ Stay curious! Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:03:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Xaprb http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15016 Xaprb Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:57:32 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15016 And as hoped, I found the desired information is exposed through the DBD::mysql driver. You can do a bunch of things like <pre> $sth->{mysql_type_name} </pre> To get an arrayref of column types for the executed statement. And as hoped, I found the desired information is exposed through the DBD::mysql driver. You can do a bunch of things like

$sth->{mysql_type_name}

To get an arrayref of column types for the executed statement.

]]> By: Xaprb http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15010 Xaprb Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:36:33 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15010 Oh, right -- before 5.1 it is named --debug-info/-T. Oh, right — before 5.1 it is named –debug-info/-T.

]]> By: Xaprb http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15009 Xaprb Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:35:02 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15009 Hmm, my mysql client doesn't have such an option. Looks like it's new in 5.1. Hmm, my mysql client doesn’t have such an option. Looks like it’s new in 5.1.

]]> By: Xaprb http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15008 Xaprb Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:17:16 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15008 Good to know! I was also going to dig into the DBI and DBD::mysql docs and see if there is a way to get the info from the protocol too. Good to know! I was also going to dig into the DBI and DBD::mysql docs and see if there is a way to get the info from the protocol too.

]]> By: Sergei Golubchik http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15007 Sergei Golubchik Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:08:39 +0000 http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2008/08/13/how-to-emulate-the-typeof-function-in-mysql/#comment-15007 You can also start mysql command line client with --column-type-info (-T in old versions). It'll show correct values as reported by the protocol. You can also start mysql command line client with –column-type-info (-T in old versions). It’ll show correct values as reported by the protocol.

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