On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 7:08 AM, Albe Laurenz <laurenz.a...@wien.gv.at> wrote: > The Frontend/Backend protocol's "bind" message allows to > specify mixed text and binary result formats, but there > is not support in the C API for that. > > I'd like to add support for that to libpq for these reasons: > > - I think that every feature of the line protocol should > be exposed in the C API. > > - This is quite useful if you select bytea and other > fields in one query (less overhead and data traffic > for the bytea). > > - I've seen at least one case on the list where > somebody would have liked to have that feature: > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2012-08/msg00761.php > > Attached is a WIP patch that adds four new functions > to libpq: > PQexecParams2 > PQexecPrepared2 > PQsendQueryParams2 > PQsendQueryPrepared2 > > If that idea meets with approval, I'd add documentation and > submit it to the next commitfest. > > I am aware that these names are rather ugly and welcome > better ideas. > > Maybe it is not necessary to add four new functions. > You could get the full functionality just with > PQsendQueryPrepared2, the rest is just for ease of use.
How would this compare to libpqtypes which I might in-humbly suggest is the gold standard in terms of dealing with libpq binary formats: it pulls everything in binary and puts the complicated stuff in structs so you don't have to parse. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
