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1. Patch for bind message regarding the number of parameters and result column format codes

   Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com> — 2026-05-21T01:12:34Z

   While talking to Austin he noted that the docs for the number of parameters
   is actually an unsigned integer.
   
   This patch corrects that.
   
   See
   
   1. Parameter format codes count (line 4323) — read at postgres.c:1725
     2. Parameter values count (line 4348) — read at postgres.c:1734
     3. Result-column format codes count (line 4396) — read at postgres.c:2017
   
   Dave Cramer
   

2. Re: Patch for bind message regarding the number of parameters and result column format codes

   Austin Bonander <austin.bonander@gmail.com> — 2026-05-21T01:20:48Z

   I appreciate the follow-up, Dave.
   
   I hope this lands as-is, but for context here is the old thread I found
   that suggested that the full document should be audited and disambiguated
   for signed/unsigned:
   https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20120901160523.GD2969%40momjian.us
   
   Given the additional effort required, I can understand why this was left
   unresolved for so long.
   
   On Wed, May 20, 2026, 18:12 Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com> wrote:
   
   > While talking to Austin he noted that the docs for the number of
   > parameters is actually an unsigned integer.
   >
   > This patch corrects that.
   >
   > See
   >
   > 1. Parameter format codes count (line 4323) — read at postgres.c:1725
   >   2. Parameter values count (line 4348) — read at postgres.c:1734
   >   3. Result-column format codes count (line 4396) — read at postgres.c:2017
   >
   > Dave Cramer
   >
   

3. Re: Patch for bind message regarding the number of parameters and result column format codes

   Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com> — 2026-05-21T21:55:35Z

   On Wed, 20 May 2026 at 18:21, Austin Bonander <austin.bonander@gmail.com>
   wrote:
   
   > I appreciate the follow-up, Dave.
   >
   > I hope this lands as-is, but for context here is the old thread I found
   > that suggested that the full document should be audited and disambiguated
   > for signed/unsigned:
   > https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20120901160523.GD2969%40momjian.us
   >
   > Given the additional effort required, I can understand why this was left
   > unresolved for so long.
   >
   > On Wed, May 20, 2026, 18:12 Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com> wrote:
   >
   >> While talking to Austin he noted that the docs for the number of
   >> parameters is actually an unsigned integer.
   >>
   >> This patch corrects that.
   >>
   >> See
   >>
   >> 1. Parameter format codes count (line 4323) — read at postgres.c:1725
   >>   2. Parameter values count (line 4348) — read at postgres.c:1734
   >>   3. Result-column format codes count (line 4396) — read at
   >> postgres.c:2017
   >>
   >> Dave Cramer
   >>
   >
   Using Claude I have created another patch which calls out all
   signed/unsigned
   see attached