"Merlin Moncure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Greg Sabino Mullane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I can state that there would be almost zero chance this would ever be >> used by DBD::Pg, as it would seem to add overhead with no additional >> functionality over what we already have. Unless I'm misreading what it >> does and someone can make the case why I should use it.
> does DBD::pg move arrays in and out of the server? do you parse them > yourself? if you answer yes to either question you should take a > second look. Better support for arrays and composites is certainly something that people might want, but the problem with this design is that it forces them to buy into a number of other decisions that they don't necessarily want. I could see adding four functions to libpq that create and parse the textual representations of arrays and records. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers