[GENERAL] What is the format of 'binary' data in the postgresql client/server protocol version 3

2005-01-24 Thread Eric Merritt
Guys, I am in the middle of implementing postgresql's client server protocol and I have run into a little issue. The spec says that in general data can be of two types, 'text' and 'binary'. The text one is generally pretty simple to figure out. However, there doesn't seem to be any area of the do

Re: [GENERAL] What is the format of 'binary' data in the postgresql client/server protocol version 3

2005-01-24 Thread Tom Lane
Eric Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am in the middle of implementing postgresql's client server > protocol and I have run into a little issue. The spec says that in > general data can be of two types, 'text' and 'binary'. The text one is > generally pretty simple to figure out. However, t

Re: [GENERAL] What is the format of 'binary' data in the postgresql client/server protocol version 3

2005-01-24 Thread Eric Merritt
On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:54:01 -0500, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I am in the middle of implementing postgresql's client server > > protocol and I have run into a little issue. The spec says that in > > general data can be of two types, 'text' a

Re: [GENERAL] What is the format of 'binary' data in the postgresql client/server protocol version 3

2005-01-24 Thread Tom Lane
Eric Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:54:01 -0500, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Generally you have to look at the send/recv routines for the specific >> data type that you are wondering about. > Ik, ok I can do that. Any pointers to the particular sourcefil

Re: [GENERAL] What is the format of 'binary' data in the postgresql client/server protocol version 3

2005-01-25 Thread Frank D. Engel, Jr.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 O, I C -- and agree! Unfortunately, though, I don't see many people jumping at the chance to translate all of this open source code into a more readable language (such as Pascal or Ada). And I haven't found (or written) that English compiler I've bee