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

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 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?
>

They don't have to if they use the libpqtypes library :)

project: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/libpqtypes/
online docs: http://libpqtypes.esilo.com/

andrew