Re: Clob or Blob in JDBC

Thank you for your help and quick response.
Matt Fair

Joachim Achtzehnter wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Matt Fair wrote:
> >
> > 1. How can I store a String into the database? (can be up to 4000
> > characters, so I do not want to use varchar) I have been told that if
> > I were to take that string and convert it into a byte[] that I could
> > store it like that.
>
> A BLOB can be stored using the setBytes() method of PreparedStatement, it
> can be retrieved using the getBytes() method of ResultSet.
>
> > 2. Do I have to manually set the OID number?
>
> No, the setBytes() method will do this for you.
>
> Note, that BLOB operations must be done inside a transaction. Do NOT use
> the autocommit setting when manipulating BLOBS.
>
> > 3. Is there a place on the internet where I can download the source for
> > the most current jdbc?
>
> The most current would be in CVS. Released versions of Postgresql
> including the JDBC driver are available as compressed tar files. See
> http://www.postgresql.org (click on Software) for the links.
>
> Joachim