> Actually the problem is worse than I thought. Not only do all the > get/setXXXStream methods assume the datatype is a BLOB, but also the > get/setBytes methods. This means that it isn't possible to support > bytea as the binary datatype without also breaking some backward > compatability. > > In looking at the CVS log, it appears that the stream methods were only > introduced in the 7.1 JDBC driver, since 7.1 has only been out > (production) a few months, the number of people affected will be > smaller, the setBytes() method that assumed a blob was there in 7.0, so > it is likely more people will be impacted by any change there. If you are looking for votes, you can break backward compatibility here. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl
