2011/1/26 Andy Colson <a...@squeakycode.net>

> On 1/25/2011 4:27 PM, Andre Lopes wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I need to put some images on Base64 in a PostgreSQL database. Wich
>> type should I use and what is the difference between using bytea or
>> text to store Base64?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
> If they are encoded in base64, use text.  Use bytea if you dont want to
> encode them.
>
Or *store* in bytea by using decode() function and retrieve
in base64 by using encode() function.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/functions-string.html

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