Re: Images in Database - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Aarni Ruuhimäki
Subject Re: Images in Database
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Msg-id 200403262052.07003.aarni.ruuhimaki@kymi.com
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In response to Images in Database  (Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Cantante de Matos <pocm@mega.ist.utl.pt>)
Responses Re: Images in Database
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Hi,

Possible, and this is called BLOB data type. Binary large object.

Some people use it with the possible cost in db size, the images as data in
the db.

Some prefer to store images as paths ie. text instead.

BR,

Aarni

On Friday 19 March 2004 14:06, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is it possible to have an image object in a database, like a gif, bmp,
> jpeg, no matter which format?
>
> How? Couldn't find its datatype on the docs.
>
> Cheers,

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