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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Archonet Ltd
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