At 11:32 -0600 2/1/02, Gerald Clark wrote:
>The single quotes around $image prevent perl from substituting the value.
>You are trying to load a file named $imageFN.
>$SQL = "UPDATE banners SET image=load_file(\"$imageFN\") where id=1";
But the single quotes are within a double-quoted string. So shouldn't
the substitution still occur?
Is the web server running on the same host as the MySQL server?
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>Kevin Smith wrote:
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>>After reading some other posts on inserting a image into a blob field, I
>>tried using DBI to insert and the following does not work...
>>
>>I've double-checked the path and it is correct.
>>
>>$imageFN = '/var/www/htdocs/corporate/images/homenew.jpg';
>>$SQL = "UPDATE banners SET image=load_file('$imageFN') where id=1";
>>
>>If I execute the same SQL statement at the MySQL > prompt it inserts into
>>the database fine... what am I doing wrong?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Kevin
>>
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