diff --git a/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h b/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h
index 5003d79..8136eb7 100644
--- a/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h
+++ b/pgsql/Pgsql_Col.h
@@ -12,10 +12,39 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 		{}
 
 		void reset() { col = -1; }
+
 		Pgsql::Value nextValue()
 		{
 			return row.get(++col);
 		}
+
+		template <typename E, typename I>
+		Col& getAsArray(I insert_iter, NullHandling nullhandling = NullHandling::Throw)
+		{
+			nextValue().getAsArray<E, I>(insert_iter, nullhandling);
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		template <typename E, typename I>
+		void getAsArray(I insert_iter, const E &value_for_nulls) const
+		{
+			nextValue().getAsArray<E, I>(insert_iter, value_for_nulls);
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		template <typename E, typename I>
+		void getAsArrayOfOptional(I insert_iter) const
+		{
+			nextValue().getAsArrayOfOptional<E, I>(insert_iter);
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		template <typename E, typename I>
+		Col& getAsVector(I insert_iter)
+		{
+			nextValue().getAsVector<E, I>(insert_iter);
+			return *this;
+		}
 	private:
 		const Pgsql::Row &row;
 		int col = -1;
@@ -28,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 		return c;
 	}
 
+
 } // end namespace Pgsql
 
 #endif // PGSQL_COL_H
diff --git a/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h b/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
index 3e4daaa..0e44db8 100644
--- a/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
+++ b/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define PGSQL_VALUE_H
 
 #include "Pgsql_declare.h"
+#include "Pgsql_oids.h"
 #include "ArrayParser.h"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <QString>
@@ -33,10 +34,6 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 
 		bool isString() const;
 
-		enum class NullHandling {
-			Ignore,
-			Throw
-		};
 		/**
 		 *
 		 * \param insert_iter An insert_iterator which is used to add the elements of the array to a container.
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 				if (res.ok) {
 					if (res.value) {
 						std::string str(res.value->data(), res.value->length());
-						Value val(str.c_str(), ANYOID);
+						Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
 						value_type v;
 						v << val;
 						insert_iter = v;
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 				if (res.ok) {
 					if (res.value) {
 						std::string str(res.value->data(), res.value->length());
-						Value val(str.c_str(), ANYOID);
+						Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
 						value_type v;
 						v << val;
 						insert_iter = v;
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 				if (res.ok) {
 					if (res.value) {
 						std::string str(res.value->data(), res.value->length());
-						Value val(str.c_str(), ANYOID);
+						Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
 						value_type v;
 						v << val;
 						insert_iter = v;
@@ -113,6 +110,28 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 					break;
 			}
 		}
+
+		/** De catalog uses vector types which are similar to array
+		 * but uses spaces as seperators. AFAIK there are only integral
+		 * vector types so this implementation is only tested for those
+		 */
+		template <typename E, typename I>
+		void getAsVector(I insert_iter) const
+		{
+			const char * pos = m_val;
+			const char * start = pos;
+			for (;;) {
+				while (*pos != 0 && *pos != ' ') ++pos;
+				std::string str(start, pos-start);
+				Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
+				E v;
+				v << val;
+				insert_iter = v;
+				if (*pos == 0)
+					break;
+				start = ++pos; // skip space and set new start to match
+			}
+		}
 	private:
 		const char *m_val;
 		Oid m_typ;
diff --git a/pgsql/Pgsql_declare.h b/pgsql/Pgsql_declare.h
index f54c6a8..47f76eb 100644
--- a/pgsql/Pgsql_declare.h
+++ b/pgsql/Pgsql_declare.h
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 	class Value;
 	class Row;
 
+	enum class NullHandling {
+		Ignore,
+		Throw
+	};
+
+
 } // END namespace Pgsql
 
 #endif // PGSQL_DECLARE_H
diff --git a/pgsql/Pgsql_oids.h b/pgsql/Pgsql_oids.h
index 4367683..295ef5c 100644
--- a/pgsql/Pgsql_oids.h
+++ b/pgsql/Pgsql_oids.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define PGSQL_OIDS_H
 
 #include <libpq-fe.h>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <QDateTime>
 
 namespace Pgsql {
 	constexpr Oid bool_oid = 16;
@@ -141,6 +143,47 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 	Oid ElemOidFromArrayOid(Oid oid);
 	Oid ArrayOidFromElemOid(Oid oid);
 
+	template <typename T>
+	class OidFor {
+	public:
+		static Oid elem();
+		static Oid array();
+	};
+
+	template <>
+	class OidFor<int16_t> {
+	public:
+		static Oid elem() { return int2_oid; }
+		static Oid array() { return int2_array_oid; }
+	};
+
+	template <>
+	class OidFor<int32_t> {
+	public:
+		static Oid elem() { return int4_oid; }
+		static Oid array() { return int4_array_oid; }
+	};
+
+	template <>
+	class OidFor<unsigned int> {
+	public:
+		static Oid elem() { return oid_oid; }
+		static Oid array() { return oid_array_oid; }
+	};
+
+	template <>
+	class OidFor<QDateTime> {
+	public:
+		static Oid elem() { return timestamptz_oid; }
+		static Oid array() { return timestamptz_array_oid; }
+	};
+//	template <>
+//	class OidFor<> {
+//	public:
+//		static Oid elem() { return _oid; }
+//		static Oid array() { return _array_oid; }
+//	};
+
 } // end of namespace Pgsql
 
 #endif // PGSQL_OIDS_H
diff --git a/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp b/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp
index 5d68f25..2f4385b 100644
--- a/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp
+++ b/tests/PgsqlTests/tst_Value.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ TEST(Pgsql_Value, isString_varchar)
 	ASSERT_EQ(v.isString(), true);
 }
 
+TEST(Pgsql_Value, getAsVector_Ints)
+{
+	Pgsql::Value v("1 2", ANYOID);
+	std::vector<int> r;
+	v.getAsVector<int>(std::back_inserter(r));
+
+	ASSERT_EQ(r.size(), 2);
+	ASSERT_EQ(r[0], 1);
+	ASSERT_EQ(r[1], 2);
+}
+
+
+
 TEST(Pgsql_Value, getAsArray_Ints)
 {
 	Pgsql::Value v("{1,2}", TEXTARRAYOID);
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ TEST(Pgsql_Value, getAsArray_ignore_NULL)
 	Pgsql::Value v("{1,NULL,2}", TEXTARRAYOID);
 	std::vector<int> r;
 	try {
-		v.getAsArray<int>(std::back_inserter(r), Value::NullHandling::Ignore);
+		v.getAsArray<int>(std::back_inserter(r), NullHandling::Ignore);
 		ASSERT_EQ(r.size(), 2);
 		ASSERT_EQ(r[0], 1);
 		ASSERT_EQ(r[1], 2);