Re: Large binary objects?

From: Bill Morrow <wmorrow(at)home(dot)com>
To: Mark Versaggi <Mark(at)versaggi(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)hub(dot)org
Subject: Re: Large binary objects?
Date: 2000-05-31 01:57:55
Message-ID: 393471A3.E7B3AD74@home.com
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> "Michael R. Jinks" wrote:
>
> > I've been asked to look into setting up a database for storing audio footage
> > with accompanying descriptive data, but as I look at the PostgreSQL specs
> > I don't find a "binary" data type. Is that because this sort of thing can't
> > be done with PostgreSQL, or because I'm looking at it the wrong way?
> >
> > TIA,

Have a look at "large objects", described in postgres_manual/lobj.html if you have
installed the online manual.

I have no personal experience with them, so can't speak to their efficiency or
reliability.

Bill

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