Re: using adbin, conbin, etc.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>
Cc: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: using adbin, conbin, etc.
Date: 2003-07-30 14:39:21
Message-ID: 9688.1059575961@sss.pgh.pa.us
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca> writes:
> On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 21:45, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
>> I hear that we're supposed to use the 'bin' versions of the 'src' columns
>> where possible. I would like then to use them in phpPgAdmin for displaying
>> defaults and stuff. Is there some way to use them from SQL? Cos it all
>> looks like garbage to me :)

> Use the various pg_get_...() functions wherever you can.

And if you can't find one that does what you want, ask for it.
The last thing we want is client-side code digging into those internal
representations --- we change 'em frequently.

regards, tom lane

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Lane 2003-07-30 14:48:35 Re: bug in current_timestamp(1)
Previous Message ohp 2003-07-30 14:00:53 Re: Feature request -- Log Database Name