Re: Deleting BLOBs - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Deleting BLOBs
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Msg-id 17379.1344816787@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Deleting BLOBs  (Neanderthelle Jones <elle@view.net.au>)
Responses Re: Deleting BLOBs  (Neanderthelle Jones <elle@view.net.au>)
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Neanderthelle Jones <elle@view.net.au> writes:
> One attempt.  Is the error mine or PostgreSQL's?

> $ for i in $(psql -q -t -U elle -d my_db \
>  -c "SELECT raster FROM images where raster > 0"); do
>  echo $i
>  psql -q -U elle -d my_db -c "SELECT lo_unlink($i)"
> done

> 21234
> ERROR:  large object 21234 does not exist
> 21235
> ERROR:  large object 21235 does not exist
> [etc]

That script looks reasonable enough, if perhaps not too fast.  Are you
sure the table actually does reference live large objects?

            regards, tom lane


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