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Example 1:

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/*
 * testlibpq.c
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <libpq-fe.h>

static void
exit_nicely(PGconn *conn)
{
    PQfinish(conn);
    exit(1);
}

int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    const char *conninfo;
    PGconn     *conn;
    PGresult   *res;
    int         nFields;
    int         i,j;

    /*
     * This value is used when the user provides the value of the conninfo character string in the command line.
     * Otherwise, the environment variables or the default values
     * are used for all other connection parameters.
     */
    if (argc > 1)
        conninfo = argv[1];
    else
        conninfo = "dbname=postgres port=42121 host='10.44.133.171' application_name=test connect_timeout=5 sslmode=allow user='test' password='test_1234'";

    /* Connect to the database. */
    conn = PQconnectdb(conninfo);

    /* Check whether the backend connection has been successfully established. */
    if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "Connection to database failed: %s",
                PQerrorMessage(conn));
        exit_nicely(conn);
    }

    /*
     * Since a cursor is used in the test case, a transaction block is required.
     * Put all data in one "select * from pg_database"
     * PQexec() is too simple and is not recommended.
     */

    /* Start a transaction block. */
    res = PQexec(conn, "BEGIN");
    if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "BEGIN command failed: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
        PQclear(res);
        exit_nicely(conn);
    }

    /*
     * PQclear PGresult should be executed when it is no longer needed, to avoid memory leakage.
     */
    PQclear(res);

    /*
     * Fetch data from the pg_database system catalog.
     */
    res = PQexec(conn, "DECLARE myportal CURSOR FOR select * from pg_database");
    if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "DECLARE CURSOR failed: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
        PQclear(res);
        exit_nicely(conn);
    }
    PQclear(res);

    res = PQexec(conn, "FETCH ALL in myportal");
    if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "FETCH ALL failed: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
        PQclear(res);
        exit_nicely(conn);
    }

    /* First, print out the attribute name. */
    nFields = PQnfields(res);
    for (i = 0; i < nFields; i++)
        printf("%-15s", PQfname(res, i));
    printf("\n\n");

    /* Print lines. */
    for (i = 0; i < PQntuples(res); i++)
    {
        for (j = 0; j < nFields; j++)
            printf("%-15s", PQgetvalue(res, i, j));
        printf("\n");
    }

    PQclear(res);

    /* Close the portal. We do not need to check for errors. */
    res = PQexec(conn, "CLOSE myportal");
    PQclear(res);

    /* End the transaction. */
    res = PQexec(conn, "END");
    PQclear(res);

    /* Close the database connection and clean up the database. */
    PQfinish(conn);

    return 0;
}

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/*
 * testlibpq2.c
 *      Test out-of-line parameters and binary I/Os.
 *
 * Before running this example, run the following command to populate a database:
 * 
 *
 * CREATE TABLE test1 (i int4, t text);
 *
  * INSERT INTO test1 values (2, 'ho there');
 *
 * The expected output is as follows:
 *
 *
 * tuple 0: got
 *  i = (4 bytes) 2
 *  t = (8 bytes) 'ho there'
 *  
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <libpq-fe.h>

/* for ntohl/htonl */
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>

static void
exit_nicely(PGconn *conn)
{
    PQfinish(conn);
    exit(1);
}

/*
 * This function is used to print out the query results. The results are in binary format
* and fetched from the table created in the comment above.
 */
static void
show_binary_results(PGresult *res)
{
    int         i;
    int         i_fnum,
                t_fnum;

    /* Use PQfnumber to avoid assumptions about field order in the result. */
    i_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "i");
    t_fnum = PQfnumber(res, "t");

    for (i = 0; i < PQntuples(res); i++)
    {
        char       *iptr;
        char       *tptr;
        int         ival;

        /* Obtain the field value. (Ignore the possibility that they may be null). */
        iptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, i_fnum);
        tptr = PQgetvalue(res, i, t_fnum);

        /*
         * The binary representation of INT4 is the network byte order,
         * which is better to be replaced with the local byte order.
         */
        ival = ntohl(*((uint32_t *) iptr));

        /*
         * The binary representation of TEXT is text. Since libpq can append a zero byte to it,
         *  and think of it as a C string.
         *
         */

        printf("tuple %d: got\n", i);
        printf(" i = (%d bytes) %d\n",
               PQgetlength(res, i, i_fnum), ival);
        printf(" t = (%d bytes) '%s'\n",
               PQgetlength(res, i, t_fnum), tptr);
        printf("\n\n");
    }
}

int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    const char *conninfo;
    PGconn     *conn;
    PGresult   *res;
    const char *paramValues[1];
    int         paramLengths[1];
    int         paramFormats[1];
    uint32_t    binaryIntVal;

    /*
     * If the user provides a parameter on the command line,
     * The value of this parameter is a conninfo character string. Otherwise,
    * Use environment variables or default values.
     */
    if (argc > 1)
        conninfo = argv[1];
    else
        conninfo = "dbname=postgres port=42121 host='10.44.133.171' application_name=test connect_timeout=5 sslmode=allow user='test' password='test_1234'";

    /* Connect to the database. */
    conn = PQconnectdb(conninfo);

     /* Check whether the connection to the server was successfully established. */
    if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "Connection to database failed: %s",
                PQerrorMessage(conn));
        exit_nicely(conn);
    }

    /* Convert the integer value "2" to the network byte order. */
    binaryIntVal = htonl((uint32_t) 2);

    /* Set the parameter array for PQexecParams. */
    paramValues[0] = (char *) &binaryIntVal;
    paramLengths[0] = sizeof(binaryIntVal);
    paramFormats[0] = 1;        /* Binary */

    res = PQexecParams(conn,
                       "SELECT * FROM test1 WHERE i = $1::int4",
                       1,       /* One parameter */
                       NULL,    /* Enable the backend to deduce the parameter type. */
                       paramValues,
                       paramLengths,
                       paramFormats,
                       1);      /* require binary results. */

    if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "SELECT failed: %s", PQerrorMessage(conn));
        PQclear(res);
        exit_nicely(conn);
    }

    show_binary_results(res);

    PQclear(res);

    /* Close the database connection and clean up the database. */
    PQfinish(conn);

    return 0;
}

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/*
 * testlibpq3.c Test PQprepare
 * /
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <libpq-fe.h>
int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
    PGconn *conn;
    PGresult * res;
    ConnStatusType pgstatus;
    char connstr[1024];
    char cmd_sql[2048];
    int nParams = 0;
    int paramLengths[5];
    int paramFormats[5];
    Oid paramTypes[5];
    char * paramValues[5];
    int i, cnt;
    char cid[32];
    int k;
    sprintf(connstr,
            "hostaddr=%s dbname=%s port=%d user=%s password=%s",
            "8.92.5.173", "postgres", 5432, "bot", "Gauss_234");
    conn = PQconnectdb(connstr);
    pgstatus = PQstatus(conn);
    if (pgstatus == CONNECTION_OK)
    {
        printf("Connect database success!\n");
    }
    else
    {
        printf("Connect database fail:%s\n",PQerrorMessage(conn));
        return -1;
    }
    sprintf(cmd_sql, "SELECT b FROM t01 WHERE a = $1");
    paramTypes[0] = 23;
    res = PQprepare(conn,
                    "pre_name",
                    cmd_sql,
                    1,
                    paramTypes);
   if( PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK )
    {
        printf("Failed to prepare SQL : %s\n: %s\n",cmd_sql, PQerrorMessage(conn));
        PQfinish(conn);
        return -1;
    }
    PQclear(res);
    paramValues[0] = cid;
    for (k=0; k<2; k++)
    {
        sprintf(cid, "%d", 1);
        paramLengths[0] = 6;
        paramFormats[0] = 0;
        res = PQexecPrepared(conn,
                             "pre_name",
                             1,
                             paramValues,
                             paramLengths,
                             paramFormats,
                             0);
        if( (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK ) && (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK))
        {
            printf("%s\n",PQerrorMessage(conn));
            PQclear(res);
            PQfinish(conn);
            return -1;
        }
        cnt = PQntuples(res);
        printf("return %d rows\n", cnt);
        for (i=0; i<cnt; i++)
        {
            printf("row %d: %s\n", i, PQgetvalue(res, i, 0));
        }
        PQclear(res);
    }
    PQfinish(conn);
    return 0;
}