libpq: Char to INT

Hi there..

I want to do a query that returns an integer and then fetch the result
as an int. My query is something like that:

SELECT 1::int

Normally, I would get the result as a char and then convert it to int.
Until here, no misteries. However, 'The Programmer's Guide' shows an
example where a char pointer is converted to an int pointer, and then
it's used normally. I tried that, but the result wasn't correct..

Just to mention, I 'm used to convert char to int with strtol.

Thanks in advance.


Nelio Pereira
IFX Networks