Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a
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Msg-id b42b73150804090514v5b1df2b9x4b8896ed75783d01@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
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On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 8:04 AM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
\>  Merlin Moncure wrote:
>
> > However, due to libpq limitations, if any datatype must
> > return text the entire result must be text (resultFormat)...this is
> > also interestingly true for functions that return 'void'.  So, at
> > present, to use PQgetf, you result set must be binary.
>
>  I'm surprised you didn't try to address that limitation.


whoops! we did...thinko on my part.  Text results are fully supported
save for composites and arrays.

merlin


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