>> Is it Ok to use COPY BINARY FROM STDIN instead of multiple INSERTs?

>I don't think I would use BINARY, it seems likely to be susceptible  
>to changes in the underlying data type storage. From the docs:
>"To determine the appropriate binary format for the actual tuple data  
>you should consult the PostgreSQL source

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Yes, it's a problem, though it's solved already. I use BINARY for, say, initial 
data loading.


>AFIAK, the locking semantics are the same as INSERT, i.e., it  
>does not lock the entire table or anything like that. Since it would  
>allow transactions that insert data to finish faster, it should  
>actually work better under high concurrency.

Do hope that's right.

Thanks.

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Best regards
Ilja Golshtein

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