Re: Large Object problems (was Re: JDBC int8 hack)

From: Peter T Mount <peter(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>
To: Kyle VanderBeek <kylev(at)yaga(dot)com>
Cc: Peter Mount <peter(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Large Object problems (was Re: JDBC int8 hack)
Date: 2001-04-17 13:11:54
Message-ID: 987513114.3adc411a04a36@webmail.retep.org.uk
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Quoting Kyle VanderBeek <kylev(at)yaga(dot)com>:

> On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 02:24:24PM +0100, Peter Mount wrote:
> > At 18:30 09/04/01 -0700, Kyle VanderBeek wrote:
> > >This is a new feature? Using indecies is "new"? I guess I really
> beg to
> > >differ. Seems like a bugfix to me (in the "workaround" category).
> >
> > Yes they are. INT8 is not a feature/type yet supported by the driver,
> hence
> > it's "new".
> >
> > Infact the jdbc driver supports no array's at this time (as PostgreSQL
> &
> > SQL3 arrays are different beasts).
> >
> > If it's worked in the past, then that was sheer luck.
>
> Alright man, you've got me confused. Are you saying that despite the
> existance of INT8 as a column type, and PreparedStatement.setLong(),
> that
> these ought not be used? If so, there is a really big warning missing
> from the documentation!

Erm, int8 isn't long, but an array of 8 int's (unless it's changed).

> I guess I'm asking this: I've got an enterprise database runnign 7.0.3
> ready to go using INT8 primary keys and being accessed through my
> re-touched JDBC driver. Am I screwed? Is it going to break? If so, I
> need to fix this all very, very fast.
>
> --
> Kyle.
> "I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z" -- Troy
> McClure
>

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