lo_import() problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Robert Nosko
Subject lo_import() problem
Date
Msg-id 003401bdbefa$976f5800$0577f4d4@eori.net.pl
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Responses Re: [GENERAL] lo_import() problem  (Dustin Sallings <dustin@spy.net>)
Re: [GENERAL] lo_import() problem  (Peter T Mount <peter@retep.org.uk>)
List pgsql-general
Hi,

I have a problem with built-in lo_import() function.
I want to store some images in my database, so I'm doing this:

create table image(name varchar, id oid);

Next, I want to import an image '1.jpg', which resides in '/home/username/postgres/images':

INSERT INTO image (name,id) VALUES('foo',lo_import('/home/username/postgres/images/1.jpg'));

I'm receiving something like this:
ERROR: be_lo_import - 'can't open unix file'

Why? I have full rights to database and graphics files in
'/home/username/postgres/images/'.
So, what's going on?
Please help...

regards,
robert



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