Barry Lind <blind(at)xythos(dot)com> writes:
>> AFAICS the only context where this could make sense is binary
>> transmission of parameters for a previously-prepared statement. We do
>> have all the pieces for that on the roadmap.
>>
> Actually it is the select of binary data that I was refering to. Are
> you suggesting that the over the wire format for bytea in a query result
> will be binary (instead of the ascii encoded text format as it currently
> exists)?
See binary cursors ...
regards, tom lane