sandbox-libpq/simple_query/main.c

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C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <libpq-fe.h>
void do_exit(PGconn *conn) {
PQfinish(conn);
exit(1);
}
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
/*declaration*/
const char *conninfo;
printf("main() Started...\n");
/*read command line*/
if (argc > 1){
printf("main() argv[1]: %s\n", argv[1]);
conninfo = argv[1];
}else{
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <connection info>\n", argv[0]);
return 1;
}
/*connect to database*/
PGconn *conn = PQconnectdb(conninfo);
if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD) {
fprintf(stderr, "Connection to database failed: %s\n",
PQerrorMessage(conn));
do_exit(conn);
}else if(PQstatus(conn)==CONNECTION_OK){
printf("main() connected to database\n");
}else{
printf("main() connection status NOT known\n");
}
char *user = PQuser(conn);
char *db_name = PQdb(conn);
char *pswd = PQpass(conn);
printf("User: %s\n", user);
printf("Database name: %s\n", db_name);
printf("Password: %s\n", pswd);
/*retrive server of database using SQL statement*/
/*PGRES_TUPLS_OK is returned for a query that returns data*/
PGresult *res = PQexec(conn, "SELECT VERSION()");
if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK) {
printf("No data retrieved\n");
PQclear(res);
do_exit(conn);
}
/*return a single field value of one row*/
printf("%s\n", PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0));
PQclear(res);
PQfinish(conn);
return 0;
}