| From: | Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com> |
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| To: | beyaNet Consultancy <beyanet(at)ntlworld(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: bytea or blobs? |
| Date: | 2004-06-03 07:19:07 |
| Message-ID: | 40BED0EB.8060303@archonet.com |
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beyaNet Consultancy wrote:
> Hi,
> what I am trying to do is to be able to store images in my database.
> What I wanted to know is this:
>
> 1. Would it be better to have the image field type as a bytea or a blob?
> I have heard it mentioned that bytea would be better as doing data dumps
> would also insure that the image was saved as well!
>
> 2. Would it be better to make reference to mp3 files (i.e. storing the
> address of the image /images/*.jpg) or is it feasible to store the mp3
> in the database as bytea or blobs as well?
Depends on the precise details of your situation.
Check the mailing-list archives (this list and general would be a good
start) for plenty of discussion on these.
--
Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
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