Re: [gnome-db] Regarding get_data_handler provider API

["Vivien Malerba" <vmalerba gmail com>]

On 10/18/07, Sumit Kumar Jain <sumitskj_20 yahoo com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have some query regarding get_data_handler API to be implemented by the
> provider. Is the GdaDataHandler returned supposed to convert string to
> native database formats and vice versa.
>
> Suppose that i have a database that assumes time to be in the format like
> #9:53:01 AM#.
>
> Now if i use the API
> gda_server_provider_value_to_sql_string() which internally
> calls get_data_handler API of the provider, is this API supposed to convert
> the GdaTime to this format and return.

That's correct! This is used by the GdaQuery object when it needs to
render an SQL statement.

Regards,

Vivien