Re: convert DBR value to string

[Ralph Lange <Ralph.Lange@bessy.de>]

 On 08.10.2010 16:42, Patrick Thomas wrote:
>  Hi,
>
> I was wondering if there is a function supplied in base that takes a 
> dbr type, value and count and returns the value as a string?
>
> Thank you,
> Patrick

Well ... yes and no.

All conversion is done on the server side, so the IOC libraries contain 
a matrix with conversion functions from any database field type 
(DBF_...) into any CA request basic type (DBR_...) and vice versa. (The 
- admittedly old and not really beautiful - code is in 
(BASE)/src/db/dbConvert.c)

If your question is about the client side, you can of course simply 
request the value as a string (and one of the mentioned functions will 
be called on the server). If you already have the value and want to 
convert to string locally, you're pretty much on your own. No one keeps 
you from using the server side code for that, of course, but - depending 
on the language your client is using - there might be easier ways to 
achieve the same thing.

Hope this helps,
Ralph