Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> What I think we _really_ need is a large object interface to TOAST data.
Large-object-like, anyway. I dunno if we want to expose TOAST-value
OIDs or not. But yes, we need to be able to read and write sections
of a large TOASTed data value.
> This an obvious way to load files in/out of TOAST columns, and I am not
> sure why it has not been done yet.
Because Jan said he'd deal with it, and then he's been distracted by
moving and visa problems and so forth. But I expect he'll get it done
for 7.2 ...
regards, tom lane