[postgis-users] where has the wkb type gone?

[strk at refractions.net]

On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 10:11:03PM +0100, Richard Taylor wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am converting a Python library from a rather old version of postgis to the 
> latest release. The library relies upon the oid of the columns returned from 
> a select query to know whether the data is in WKT or WKB. The type oid used 
> to be 'wkb' for a WKB return and 'geometry' for a WKT return. At some point 
> during the development of postgis the 'wkb' type has been removed. 
> 
> Is there anyway in the latest release that I can work out whether the format 
> of the return from a select query is in WKT or WKB?

mm.. 
WKT is of type 'text'
WKB is of type 'bytea' 

I don't know if this answer your question though.

--strk;