Re: [GENERAL] Accessing large objects

From: "Albe Laurenz" <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at>
To: "c k *EXTERN*" <shreeseva(dot)learning(at)gmail(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>, <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Accessing large objects
Date: 2009-03-24 09:31:30
Message-ID: D960CB61B694CF459DCFB4B0128514C202FF64FA@exadv11.host.magwien.gv.at
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> how to access large objects from the database when using
> PGAdmin like client applications? When a normal select is
> executed on lo type columns it gives only the number which
> refers to large objects stored in 'pg_largeobjects' table.
> When records from pg_largeobjects are fetched using select,
> it gives per page, binary string data. How to get the
> complete large objects from it?
>
> I am using PG 8.3.6 on Windows XP SP3 for development.

With the Large Object API, which can be used from almost all
programming APIs. It is documented in

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/largeobjects.html

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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