Re: BLOB help needed...

Hi,

i wrote a php skript to test this, works beautiful,

you can download the script at
http://www.erdtrabant.de/index.php?i=500200104

volker

Guy Fraser wrote:

> If you are using php, the two functions below should help.
>
> http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.pg-escape-bytea.php
> http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.pg-unescape-bytea.php
>
> Taber, Mark wrote:
>
>> We’re implementing our first PostgreSQL database, and enjoying it
>> very much. However, we have a table that will store binary image
>> files (pie charts, etc.) for later display on a dynamic webpage.
>> While we’re putting together our prototype application, I’ve been
>> asked by the programmers (I’m the DBA) to “put the images in the
>> database.” I can see how to do this using Large Objects, but then
>> getting them out again seems problematic, and the documentation is a
>> bit sketchy. Would BYTEA columns be better? However, it seems to me
>> that there is no easy way using psql to load images into a BYTEA
>> column. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mark Taber
>>
>> State of California
>>
>> Department of Finance
>>
>> Infrastructure & Architecture Unit
>>
>> 916.323.3104 x 2945
>>
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