Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a

Andrew Chernow wrote:
> 
> Yeah, currently composites and arrays only support binary results in 
> libpqtypes.   This forces any array elementType or any member of a 
> composite to have a send/recv routine.  Using the "fallback to text 
> output" approach, this limitation on array elements and composite 
> members would be removed.
> 

Actually, I am confusing the way the protocol handles arrays and 
composites (as a single column value, vs. the way libpqtypes handles 
these (as a separate result object).  for instance, the members of a 
composite inherit the format of the column within the protocol.  To 
allow one member of a composite to be text formatted and another be 
binary, would require a change to the protocol, an additional format 
value per member header.

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