Why me, and not one of the hundreds of other list-readers :P I've never done arrays with binary, but the dictionary entry for revExecuteSQL says:
"To pass binary data in an array element, prepend "*b" to the element's key." I Assume that means: put "I am binary!" into myArray["*bSomeKey"] revexecuteSQL MyDatabaseID, "INSERT INTO Assets ('FileName', 'File') VALUES(:1)", "myArray" and not: put "I am binary!" into myArray["SomeKey] revexecuteSQL MyDatabaseID, "INSERT INTO Assets ('FileName', 'File') VALUES(:1)", "myArray[*bSomeKey]" On 07.03.2013, at 02:59, Peter Haworth wrote: > Bjornke, > How do you specify binary data if you use the an array instead of a list of > variable names? > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 5:01 AM, Björnke von Gierke <b...@mac.com> wrote: > >> Not sure why it won't work for you, but it seems that your first try had >> some typo or otherwise wrong code. Your copy/paste has code missing so it's >> hard to say what the problem is. The second error looks like you forgot >> some closing brackets or quotation marks, again it's hard to tell due to >> lack of full code. One thing to note is that all variables used for >> substitution have to exist, unlike all other places in LC, where missing >> variables are assumed to be empty. Here's an example that probably should >> work, but is untested: >> >> --assuming revopendatabase works as expected >> put "blah" into fileNameVar >> put "pretend this is binary" into binaryObjectVar >> revexecuteSQL MyDatabaseID, "INSERT INTO Assets ('FileName', 'File') >> VALUES(:1,:2)", "fileNameVar", "*bbinaryObjectVar" >> >> On 05.03.2013, at 02:26, Sieg Lindstrom wrote: >> >>> Can anyone advise what the correct syntax should be to construct a MySQL >> "INSERT" query that passes variables from LiveCode when one of said >> variables is a binary object? I am trying to construct the statement and >> then use it with RevExecuteSQL. I'm particularly trying to understand the >> LC Dictionary note that reads, "To pass binary data in a variable in the >> variablesList, prepend "*b" to the variable name. The revExecuteSQL command >> strips the binary marker "*b" and passes it to the database as binary data, >> rather than text data. >>> >>> Fair enough. My second variable in the query below, binaryObjectVar, is >> a binary object. So I try this: >>> >>> INSERT INTO Assets (`FileName`, `File`) VALUES(:1,:2)", "fileNameVar", >> "*bbinaryObjectVar" >>> >>> The result is this LC error: "compilation error at line 486 (Expression: >> double binary operator) near "*", char 24" >>> >>> If I try the query without using "*b" MySQL chokes on the binary data in >> binaryObjectVar and sends the following error message: >>> >>> "You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds >> to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near >> ':1,:2,:3,:4)", "test_file.pdf", %PDF-1.5%...' at line 1" >>> >>> So I've tried a number of permutations for including "*b". I've tried >> quotes around the variable name with "*b" prepended within those quotes, >> "*b" prepended before the open quote, etc. In each case, MySQL still gags >> on the binary data. >>> >>> Help! While this may sound like a misplaced MySQL syntax question, it's >> not. What I'm missing is how to properly prepend "*b" so LC sends the >> variable as binary data. ??? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Sieg Lindstrom >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> -- >> >> Use an alternative Dictionary viewer: >> http://bjoernke.com/bvgdocu/ >> >> Chat with other RunRev developers: >> http://bjoernke.com/chatrev/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode -- Use an alternative Dictionary viewer: http://bjoernke.com/bvgdocu/ Chat with other RunRev developers: http://bjoernke.com/chatrev/ _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode