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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml index 0e24f8b3eec..c53a5f9251a 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml,v 1.46 2003/05/09 21:19:48 tgl Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml,v 1.47 2003/08/17 04:33:02 momjian Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ COPY <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable class=" The file format used for <command>COPY BINARY</command> changed in <application>PostgreSQL</application> 7.4. The new format consists of a file header, zero or more tuples containing the row data, and - a file trailer. + a file trailer. Headers and data are now in network byte order. </para> <refsect3> @@ -484,6 +484,15 @@ to be specified. </para> <para> +To determine the appropriate binary format for the actual tuple data you +should consult the <application>PostgreSQL</application> source, in +particular the <function>*send</> and <function>*recv</> functions for +the data type (typically found in the <filename>src/backend/utils/adt</filename> +directory). The <application>contrib/binarycopy</application> module +can also be used to create an appropriate format file. + </para> + + <para> If OIDs are included in the file, the OID field immediately follows the field-count word. It is a normal field except that it's not included in the field-count. In particular it has a length word --- this will allow |