Index: doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.46 diff -c -r1.46 copy.sgml *** doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml 9 May 2003 21:19:48 -0000 1.46 --- doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml 5 Aug 2003 13:09:19 -0000 *************** *** 380,386 **** The file format used for COPY BINARY changed in PostgreSQL 7.4. The new format consists of a file header, zero or more tuples containing the row data, and ! a file trailer. --- 380,386 ---- The file format used for COPY BINARY changed in PostgreSQL 7.4. The new format consists of a file header, zero or more tuples containing the row data, and ! a file trailer. Headers and data are now in network byte order. *************** *** 481,486 **** --- 481,495 ---- assumed to be in binary format (format code one). It is anticipated that a future extension may add a header field that allows per-column format codes to be specified. + + + + To determine the appropriate binary format for the actual tuple data you + should consult the PostgreSQL source, in + particular the *send and *recv functions for + the data type (typically found in the src/backend/utils/adt + directory). The contrib/binarycopy module + can also be used to create an appropriate format file.