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From: Tom Lane on 5 May 2010 20:58 Kenneth Marshall <ktm(a)rice.edu> writes: > I am working on adapting a regular PQexec() call to use binary > transmission of the parameters. One of the parameters is an > array of BIGINT. Looking in include/utils/array.h, it appears > that construct_array() will do exactly what I need to get an > array to pass in with the PQexec() call. Is there a library > that includes that functionality? Or do I need to cobble it > together from the various pieces of code? Thank you for any > help. libpq does not provide any functionality for manipulating binary data --- it just sends and receives it. You might care to look at http://libpqtypes.esilo.com/ which offers a lot of higher-level functionality in this area. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers(a)postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers |