Re: [GENERAL] Re: Large Objects - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Jeroen Schaap
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Re: Large Objects
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.3.91.981120165553.13673B-100000@rulffh.medfac.leidenuniv.nl
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] Re: Large Objects  ("James Oden" <joden@lee.k12.nc.us>)
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Re: [GENERAL] Re: Large Objects
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On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, James Oden wrote:

> |1) What exactly do you mean with 'view'?
> | A large object is referenced by its OID (objectID). You just can dump
> |the object to a file and view the file.
> I read somewhere (a while back) that postgres internally stores large
> objects as single files on the filesystem.  Is this still the case?  If it
> is is there anywork being done to change this?

Yes, it still is a seperate file... seems to be a straightforward
approach. What's wrong with that?

Jeroen


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