Re: lo_import - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 10:58 -0800, Bob Pawley wrote:
> I have an interface that I am attempting to connect to a remote database for
> which I have only client privileges. ( I would prefer to incorporate all of
> this in a single installable .exe file, as the application, as it now
> stands, is for mostly single users. But the only method I have found to do
> this is to rebuild the database as part of the installataion. Rather than
> rebuild, which I think is inefficient, I am looking into building the
> database as a remote server.)
>
> Part of the database is an image file using lo_import, which works well on
> localhost.

If it is just images, consider bytea.

Joshua D. Drake


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> Bob
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
> To: "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley@shaw.ca>
> Cc: "Postgresql" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] lo_import
>
>
> > On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 10:25 -0800, Bob Pawley wrote:
> >> If I can't use lo_import what method do you suggest I use for a large
> >> object
> >> (in this case images).
> >
> > It would be helpful if I knew what you were actually trying to do. For
> > example, perl has the ability to remotely do lo manipulation.
> >
> > Joshua D. Drake
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>
> >> To: "Bob Pawley" <rjpawley@shaw.ca>
> >> Cc: "Postgresql" <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
> >> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 10:12 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] lo_import
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 10:05 -0800, Bob Pawley wrote:
> >> >> My remote server recognizes the fokkowing expression as a server side
> >> >> command.
> >> >>
> >> >> -----
> >> >>  Insert Into library.devices (Item_id, device, a_d, designation,
> >> >> function_, type_, function1)
> >> >>  Values ( 'Tdeviceft2a',  lo_import('c:/program
> >> >> files/postgresql/8.0/lib/images/magflow.bmp'), 'a', 'F', 'A_Flow',
> >> >> 'mon', 'Flow') ;
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > If what you are asking is how can I use lo_import from a remote client,
> >> > you can't, unless the file you are importing is on the server.
> >> >
> >> > Joshua D. Drake
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> ---
> >> >>
> >> >> Various documents, including PostgreSQL, suggest modifications such as
> >> >> - \lo_import, lo_import(), oid lo_import - to make the statement work
> >> >> on the client side.
> >> >>
> >> >> I can't make them work. What am I missing?
> >> >>
> >> >>  Insert Into library.devices (Item_id, device, a_d, designation,
> >> >> function_, type_, function1)
> >> >>  Values ( 'Tdeviceft2a',  \lo_import ('c:/program
> >> >> files/postgresql/8.0/lib/images/magflow.bmp'), 'a', 'F', 'A_Flow',
> >> >> 'mon', 'Flow') ;
> >> >>
> >> >> Bob Pawley
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