Re: libpq and Binary Data Formats - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Wilhansen Li
Subject Re: libpq and Binary Data Formats
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Msg-id bc9549a50706041019t71f8d02ew2c1cc6b8bb28d43e@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: libpq and Binary Data Formats  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
Responses Re: libpq and Binary Data Formats  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
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Basically, better support for binary formats which includes, but not limited to:
1) functions for converting to and from various datatypes
2) reducing the need to convert to and from network byte order
3) better documentation

My suggestion on using ASN.1 was merely a naive suggestion on how in can be implemented properly without breaking (future) compatibility because that seems to be the main problem which prevents the use of binary formats.

On 6/5/07, Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com> wrote:
Wilhansen Li wrote:
> First of all, apologies if this was not meant to be a feedback/wishlist
> mailing list.
>
> Binary formats in libpq has been (probably) a long
> issue (refer to the listings below) and I want to express my hope that the
> next revision of PostgreSQL would have better support for binary data types
> in libpq.

Um - speaking as a user, not a developer, I don't actually see a
description of what problem(s) you are suggesting be solved. Are you
saying there should be better documentation, or a new format?

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd



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