Cory Nemelka <cnemelka@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Yes, but I should be able to read them much faster. The psql client can > display an 11MB column in a little over a minute, while in C using libpg > library, it takes over an hour. Well, of course psql relies on libpq, so it seems unlikely that libpq itself is where the time is going. Have you tried applying a profiler? "perf" or "oprofile" or similar tool ought to pinpoint the culprit pretty easily. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
