2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/odb/pgsql/connection.cxx b/odb/pgsql/connection.cxx
index 4d51817..41fa7f0 100644
--- a/odb/pgsql/connection.cxx
+++ b/odb/pgsql/connection.cxx
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ namespace odb
         throw database_exception (m);
       }
 
+      // Suppress server notifications to stdout.
+      //
       PQsetNoticeProcessor (handle_, &nop_process_notice, 0);
+
+      // Establish whether date/time values are represented as
+      // 8-byte integers.
+      //
+      integer_datetimes_ =
+        *PQparameterStatus (handle_, "integer_datetimes") == '1';
     }
 
     connection::
diff --git a/odb/pgsql/connection.hxx b/odb/pgsql/connection.hxx
index 6764794..5e24749 100644
--- a/odb/pgsql/connection.hxx
+++ b/odb/pgsql/connection.hxx
@@ -59,14 +59,20 @@ namespace odb
         return *statement_cache_;
       }
 
+      bool
+      integer_datetimes () const
+      {
+        return integer_datetimes_;
+      }
+
     private:
       connection (const connection&);
       connection& operator= (const connection&);
 
     private:
       database_type& db_;
-
       PGconn* handle_;
+      bool integer_datetimes_;
 
       std::auto_ptr<statement_cache_type> statement_cache_;
     };