Re: Store pictures in DB (load_file() revisited)

2002-10-01 Thread gerald_clark
mysql probably does not have search permission on /home/alex. copy the file to /tmp and see what happens. Alex Safonov wrote: >Greetings, > >just saw a message with an example of inserting a BLOB >value using load_file(). Can't get load_file() to >work: > >mysql> select load_file('/home/alex/pos

Store pictures in DB (load_file() revisited)

2002-10-01 Thread Alex Safonov
Greetings, just saw a message with an example of inserting a BLOB value using load_file(). Can't get load_file() to work: mysql> select load_file('/home/alex/post.html') from test; +---+ | load_file('/home/alex/post.html') | +---+ |

Re: Store pictures in DB

2002-09-24 Thread Danny Haworth
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Roland Perez wrote: | Can I use MySQL to store pictures as part of a record? | Should I just try to store the name of the picture? Yep but it depends on the size of the pictures. We produce certificates here and we hold images of engineer signatures

Re: Store pictures in DB

2002-09-24 Thread Franz Alt
> +1 > > For medical imaging, at least in radiology (PACS), you usually see the > terabytes of images being stored on a NAS somewhere, and the database > itself is actually pretty small just pointing to filenames of where the > pictures are located. This keeps the database small and fast, and le

Re: Store pictures in DB

2002-09-24 Thread Franz Alt
> Can I use MySQL to store pictures as part of a record? You CAN. > Should I just try to store the name of the picture? Yes. If you have FTP Access or similiar, I would prefere this! Some remarks from the manual : -- Insert a File located locally on MySQL-Serverinto a blob-column INSERT INTO m

Re: Store pictures in DB

2002-09-24 Thread Chris Hedemark
2002 9:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Store pictures in DB > > > Can I use MySQL to store pictures as part of a record? > Should I just try to store the name of the picture? > > Thanks for any help > Roland Perez > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >

RE: Store pictures in DB

2002-09-24 Thread Salada, Duncan
You can store pictures in a BLOB field, but it is generally recommended that you simply store the filename of the picture. -Original Message- From: Roland Perez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Store pictures in DB Can

RE: Store pictures in DB

2002-09-24 Thread Stefan Immel
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/BLOB.html > -Original Message- > From: Roland Perez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 3:35 PM > To: Receipt Notification Requested > Subject: Store pictures in DB > > > Can I use MySQL to store pict

Store pictures in DB

2002-09-24 Thread Roland Perez
Can I use MySQL to store pictures as part of a record? Should I just try to store the name of the picture? Thanks for any help Roland Perez [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php