The structure and the solvation phenomena of Baxter's adhesive fluid in planar pores maintaining equilibrium with the bulk fluid are considered. The wall—fluid correlations are studied on the basis of the solution to the Percus—Yevick/Ornstein—Zernike equation, obtained by using the analytic results for the direct correlation function of the bulk fluid. The fluid density profile reveals distinct layering, a characteristic feature being the discontinuities in the slopes of the profile at the distances from the wall—fluid contact plane which are multiple of the hard core diameter. The structure of the fluid varies with the width of the gap giving rise to the oscillations of the solvation force as a function of the separation between the walls. The force weakens with increasing the stickiness of the molecules and vanishes at the critical conditions of the adhesive fluid.