Binary data in PostgreSQL

From: Holger Marzen <holger(at)marzen(dot)de>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Binary data in PostgreSQL
Date: 2004-02-21 18:53:18
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.58.0402211948400.6070@bluebell.marzen.de
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Hi all,

AFAIK it is possible for columns to be very large, up to about 2 GB. Are
there any hints or experiences about storing binary data (jpg-images,
pdf-documents) in PostgrreSQL with or without the complicated lo-stuff?

Of course it's in many cases a good approach to store those files simply
in the file system but there's always a risk of running out of sync
(filesystem and tables), e.g. by deleting files and not deleting the
table rows with the filenames.

Any ideas and comments welcome.

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