internal void MarshalToNative(object value, ODBC32.SQL_C sqlctype, byte precision)
        {
            IntPtr buffer = this.Ptr;

            switch (sqlctype)
            {
/*
 #if DEBUG
 *              case ODBC32.SQL_C.CHAR:
 *                  Debug.Assert(false, "should have bound as SQL_C.WCHAR");
 *                  goto default;
 #endif
 */
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.WCHAR:
            {
                //Note: We always bind as unicode
                //Note: StructureToPtr fails indicating string it a non-blittable type
                //and there is no MarshalStringTo* that moves to an existing buffer,
                //they all alloc and return a new one, not at all what we want...

                //So we have to copy the raw bytes of the string ourself?!
                Char[] rgChars = ((string)value).ToCharArray();
                EnsureAlloc((rgChars.Length + 1) * 2);
                buffer = this.Ptr;                                 // Realloc may have changed buffer address
                Marshal.Copy(rgChars, 0, buffer, rgChars.Length);
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, rgChars.Length * 2, 0); // Add the null terminator
                break;
            }

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.BINARY:
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.CHAR:
            {
                Byte[] rgBytes = (Byte[])value;
                EnsureAlloc(rgBytes.Length + 1);
                buffer = this.Ptr;          // Realloc may have changed buffer address
                Marshal.Copy(rgBytes, 0, buffer, rgBytes.Length);
                break;
            }

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.UTINYINT:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 1), "Native buffer too small ");
                Marshal.WriteByte(buffer, (Byte)value);
                break;

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.SSHORT:       //Int16
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 2), "Native buffer too small ");
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, (Int16)value);
                break;

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.SLONG:        //Int32
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.REAL:         //float
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 4), "Native buffer too small ");
                Marshal.StructureToPtr(value, buffer, false /*deleteold*/);
                break;

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.SBIGINT:      //Int64
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.DOUBLE:       //Double
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 8), "Native buffer too small ");
                Marshal.StructureToPtr(value, buffer, false /*deleteold*/);
                break;

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.GUID:         //Guid
                //All of these we can just delegate
                Debug.Assert(16 <= Length, "Native buffer too small ");
                Marshal.StructureToPtr(value, buffer, false /*deleteold*/);
                break;

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.BIT:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 1), "Native buffer too small ");
                Marshal.WriteByte(buffer, (Byte)(((bool)value) ? 1 : 0));
                break;

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
            {
                //typedef struct tagTIMESTAMP_STRUCT
                //{
                //      SQLSMALLINT    year;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   month;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   day;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   hour;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   minute;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   second;
                //      SQLUINTEGER    fraction;    (billoniths of a second)
                //}

                //We have to map this ourselves, due to the different structures between
                //ODBC TIMESTAMP and URT DateTime, (ie: can't use StructureToPtr)

                Debug.Assert(16 <= Length, "Native buffer too small ");
                DateTime datetime = (DateTime)value;
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 0, (short)datetime.Year);                //year
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 2, (short)datetime.Month);               //month
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 4, (short)datetime.Day);                 //day
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 6, (short)datetime.Hour);                //hour
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 8, (short)datetime.Minute);              //minute
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 10, (short)datetime.Second);             //second
                Marshal.WriteInt32(buffer, 12, datetime.Millisecond * 1000000);     //fraction
                break;
            }

            // Note: System does not provide a date-only type
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.TYPE_DATE:
            {
                //  typedef struct tagDATE_STRUCT
                //  {
                //      SQLSMALLINT    year;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   month;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   day;
                //  } DATE_STRUCT;

                Debug.Assert(6 <= Length, "Native buffer too small ");
                DateTime datetime = (DateTime)value;
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 0, (short)datetime.Year);                //year
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 2, (short)datetime.Month);               //month
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 4, (short)datetime.Day);                 //day
                break;
            }

            // Note: System does not provide a date-only type
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.TYPE_TIME:
            {
                //  typedef struct tagTIME_STRUCT
                //  {
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   hour;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   minute;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   second;
                //  } TIME_STRUCT;

                Debug.Assert(6 <= Length, "Native buffer too small ");
                TimeSpan timespan = (TimeSpan)value;
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 0, (short)timespan.Hours);               //hours
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 2, (short)timespan.Minutes);             //minutes
                Marshal.WriteInt16(buffer, 4, (short)timespan.Seconds);             //seconds
                break;
            }

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.NUMERIC:
            {
                //Note: Unfortunatly the ODBC NUMERIC structure and the URT DECIMAL structure do not
                //align, so we can't so do the typical "PtrToStructure" call (below) like other types
                //We actually have to go through the pain of pulling our raw bytes and building the decimal
                //  Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(decimal));

                //So we are mapping this ourselves
                //typedef struct tagSQL_NUMERIC_STRUCT
                //{
                //  SQLCHAR     precision;
                //  SQLSCHAR    scale;
                //  SQLCHAR     sign;
                //  SQLCHAR     val[SQL_MAX_NUMERIC_LEN];
                //} SQL_NUMERIC_STRUCT;
                int[]  parts = Decimal.GetBits((Decimal)value);
                byte[] bits  = BitConverter.GetBytes(parts[3]);

                Debug.Assert(19 <= Length, "Native buffer too small ");
                Marshal.WriteByte(buffer, 0, (Byte)precision);                //precision
                Marshal.WriteByte(buffer, 1, bits[2]);                        //Bits 16-23 scale
                Marshal.WriteByte(buffer, 2, (Byte)((0 == bits[3]) ? 1 : 0)); //Bit 31 - sign(isnegative)

                Marshal.WriteInt32(buffer, 3, parts[0]);                      //val(low)
                Marshal.WriteInt32(buffer, 7, parts[1]);                      //val(mid)
                Marshal.WriteInt32(buffer, 11, parts[2]);                     //val(hi)
                Marshal.WriteInt32(buffer, 15, 0);                            //val(xhi)
                break;
            }

            default:
                throw ODC.UnknownSQLCType(sqlctype);
            }
            ;
        }
        public object      MarshalToManaged(ODBC32.SQL_C sqlctype, int cb)
        {
            IntPtr buffer = this.Ptr;

            switch (sqlctype)
            {
/*
 #if DEBUG
 *             case ODBC32.SQL_C.CHAR:
 *                  Debug.Assert(false, "should have bound as WCHAR");
 *                  goto default;
 #endif
 */
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.WCHAR:
                //Note: We always bind as unicode
                if (cb < 0)
                {
                    String retstr = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(buffer);
                    Debug.Assert(retstr.Length <= this.Length / 2);
                    return(retstr);
                }
                Debug.Assert((Length >= cb), "Native buffer too small ");
                cb = Math.Min(cb / 2, (Length - 2) / 2);
                return(Marshal.PtrToStringUni(buffer, cb));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.CHAR:
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.BINARY:
            {
                Debug.Assert((Length >= cb), "Native buffer too small ");
                cb = Math.Min(cb, Length);
                Byte[] rgBytes = new Byte[cb];
                Marshal.Copy(buffer, rgBytes, 0, cb);
                return(rgBytes);
            }

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.SSHORT:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 2), "Native buffer too small ");
                return(Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(Int16)));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.SLONG:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 4), "Native buffer too small ");
                return(Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(int)));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.SBIGINT:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 8), "Native buffer too small ");
                return(Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(Int64)));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.BIT:
            {
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 1), "Native buffer too small ");
                Byte b = Marshal.ReadByte(buffer);
                return(b != 0x00);
            }

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.REAL:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 8), "Native buffer too small ");
                return(Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(float)));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.DOUBLE:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 8), "Native buffer too small ");
                return(Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(double)));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.UTINYINT:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 1), "Native buffer too small ");
                return(Marshal.ReadByte(buffer));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.GUID:
                Debug.Assert((Length >= 16), "Native buffer too small ");
                return(Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(Guid)));

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
            {
                //So we are mapping this ourselves.
                //typedef struct tagTIMESTAMP_STRUCT
                //{
                //      SQLSMALLINT    year;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   month;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   day;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   hour;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   minute;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   second;
                //      SQLUINTEGER    fraction;    (billoniths of a second)
                //}

                //          return (DateTime)Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(DateTime));
                Debug.Assert(16 <= Length, "Native buffer too small ");
                return(new DateTime(
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 0),           //year
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 2),           //month
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 4),           //day
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 6),           //hour
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 8),           //mintue
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 10),          //second
                           Marshal.ReadInt32(buffer, 12) / 1000000 //milliseconds
                           ));
            }

            // Note: System does not provide a date-only type
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.TYPE_DATE:
            {
                //  typedef struct tagDATE_STRUCT
                //  {
                //      SQLSMALLINT    year;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   month;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   day;
                //  } DATE_STRUCT;

                return(new DateTime(
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 0),        //year
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 2),        //month
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 4)         //day
                           ));
            }

            // Note: System does not provide a date-only type
            case ODBC32.SQL_C.TYPE_TIME:
            {
                //  typedef struct tagTIME_STRUCT
                //  {
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   hour;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   minute;
                //      SQLUSMALLINT   second;
                //  } TIME_STRUCT;

                return(new TimeSpan(
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 0),       //hours
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 2),       //minutes
                           Marshal.ReadInt16(buffer, 4)        //seconds
                           ));
            }

            case ODBC32.SQL_C.NUMERIC:
            {
                //Note: Unfortunatly the ODBC NUMERIC structure and the URT DECIMAL structure do not
                //align, so we can't so do the typical "PtrToStructure" call (below) like other types
                //We actually have to go through the pain of pulling our raw bytes and building the decimal
                //  Marshal.PtrToStructure(buffer, typeof(decimal));

                //So we are mapping this ourselves
                //typedef struct tagSQL_NUMERIC_STRUCT
                //{
                //  SQLCHAR     precision;
                //  SQLSCHAR    scale;
                //  SQLCHAR     sign;   /* 1 if positive, 0 if negative */
                //  SQLCHAR     val[SQL_MAX_NUMERIC_LEN];
                //} SQL_NUMERIC_STRUCT;
                Debug.Assert(19 <= Length, "Native buffer too small ");
                return(new Decimal(
                           Marshal.ReadInt32(buffer, 3),     //val(low)
                           Marshal.ReadInt32(buffer, 7),     //val(mid)
                           Marshal.ReadInt32(buffer, 11),    //val(hi)
                           Marshal.ReadByte(buffer, 2) == 0, //sign(isnegative)
                           Marshal.ReadByte(buffer, 1)       //scale
                           //              Marshal.ReadByte(buffer, 0),        //precision
                           ));
            }

            default:
                throw ODC.UnknownSQLCType(sqlctype);
            }
            ;
        }