Ted Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Has this not been done simply because nobody has gotten around to it, or
> are there pitfalls?
What are you going to do with binary parameter values? Calling the
type's output converter is possible but not very pleasant.
> Also, the Datum params[i].value, does it necessarily hold displayable
> text, even when its content is the output of a binary input converter?
Datums are guaranteed *not* to be displayable text.
regards, tom lane
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