Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca> writes:
> On Tue, 2003-07-29 at 21:45, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
>> I hear that we're supposed to use the 'bin' versions of the 'src' columns
>> where possible. I would like then to use them in phpPgAdmin for displaying
>> defaults and stuff. Is there some way to use them from SQL? Cos it all
>> looks like garbage to me :)
> Use the various pg_get_...() functions wherever you can.
And if you can't find one that does what you want, ask for it.
The last thing we want is client-side code digging into those internal
representations --- we change 'em frequently.
regards, tom lane