From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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To: | Aleksej Saushev <asau(at)inbox(dot)ru> |
Cc: | pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: BUG #4053: libpq documentation should express clearly, that integers are passed in network octet order |
Date: | 2008-05-08 02:20:57 |
Message-ID: | 200805080220.m482KvR08948@momjian.us |
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Aleksej Saushev wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 4053
> Logged by: Aleksej Saushev
> Email address: asau(at)inbox(dot)ru
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3
> Operating system: NetBSD, but this does no matter
> Description: libpq documentation should express clearly, that
> integers are passed in network octet order
> Details:
>
> The documentation on PQexecParams is silent about the precise format,
> expected by server for binary parameters, it should be more explicit
> and note that integers are expected in network octet order.
This brings up a good question. Exactly how do users know what format
_binary_ is? int4 is network byte order, but what about int8, float4,
inet?
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