#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <mysql.h>

int main()
{
  MYSQL *mysql;
  MYSQL_STMT *stmt;
  MYSQL_BIND bind[1];
  int rc;
  char *query= "SELECT 'val'";

  mysql = mysql_init(NULL);
  if (mysql == NULL) {
      fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(mysql));
      exit(1);
  }

  if (mysql_real_connect(mysql, "localhost", "root", "password", NULL, 0, NULL, 0) == NULL) {
      fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(mysql));
      mysql_close(mysql);
      exit(1);
  }  

  stmt = mysql_stmt_init(mysql);
  mysql_stmt_prepare(stmt, query, strlen(query));
  mysql_stmt_execute(stmt);

  /* Geometry is not supported, mysql_stmt_bind_result should fail */
  memset(bind, 0, sizeof(bind));
  bind[0].buffer_type= MYSQL_TYPE_GEOMETRY;

  rc= mysql_stmt_bind_result(stmt, bind);
  if (rc == 1)	
	  fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_stmt_error(stmt));

  mysql_stmt_close(stmt);
}