Re: [HACKERS] More protocol discussion: breaking down

Tom Lane wrote:
>>I'd think that binary support at the protocol level would obsolete the 
>>need for the DECLARE BINARY CURSOR command.
> 
> Yeah, but making something obsolete is not the same as being willing to
> remove it immediately.  If we keep DECLARE BINARY CURSOR around, how
> should it act?

The protocol level should win if it is set to binary, but I think the 
statement level has to win otherwise in order to maintain backward 
compatibility, at least for the next release.

Joe