Using pg 7.2.1 on OsX 10.1.5
I'm trying dumping encoded email attachments into a text field. Inserts complete quickly enough that I don't notice a
performancehit (~1 sec).
However,
test=# \x
test=# select _incomingEnclosures from dl_event where _idNum=3010;
Takes at least a couple of minutes, either through psql or a libpq based connection.
test=# select char_length(_incomingEnclosures) from dl_event where _donorNum=804 and _responseNum=3010;
-[ RECORD 1 ]-------
char_length | 952478
Is nearly immediate.
Then again, without the \x view, I get the header of the column almost instantly, and the rest does scroll by my
console.(perhaps cached?)
Is this an issue with the frontend or the backend? Can I work around this by using a different data type? (I'm not
surethat large objects are well supported in my client library) Maybe bina?
eric
