Re: proposal: lob conversion functionality

Hello

here is patch

Regards

Pavel

2013/10/21 Noah Misch <noah(at)leadboat(dot)com>

> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 08:10:24PM +0200, Pavel Stehule wrote:
> > > On 10/20/2013 07:52 PM, Noah Misch wrote:
> > >> Anything we do here effectively provides wrappers around the existing
> > >> functions tailored toward the needs of libpq.
>
> To clarify the above statement: the existing lo* SQL functions are
> designed to
> fit the needs of the libpq APIs that call those SQL functions internally.
> The
> additions we're discussing are SQL functions designed to fit the needs of
> user-written SQL statements.
>
> > I am for including to core - we have no buildin SQL functions that allows
> > access simple and fast access on binary level. Next - these functions
> > completes lo functionality.
> >
> > Other questions - should be these functions propagated to libpq?
>
> No; I agree that the existing libpq large object API is adequate.
>
> > and who will write patch? You or me?
>
> If you're prepared to change the function names and add the subset-oriented
> functions, I would appreciate that.
>
> Thanks,
> nm
>
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> Noah Misch
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>