Re: BUG #4053: libpq documentation should express clearly, that integers are passed in network octet order - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

Aleksej Saushev wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      4053
> Logged by:          Aleksej Saushev
> Email address:      asau@inbox.ru
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3
> Operating system:   NetBSD, but this does no matter
> Description:        libpq documentation should express clearly, that
> integers are passed in network octet order
> Details:
>
> The documentation on PQexecParams is silent about the precise format,
> expected by server for binary parameters, it should be more explicit
> and note that integers are expected in network octet order.

This brings up a good question.  Exactly how do users know what format
_binary_ is?  int4 is network byte order, but what about int8, float4,
inet?

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