Re: BLOBs or Images?

From: Yves DEBIZET <yves.debizet_at_mc2.fr>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:47:46 +0100
Message-ID: <36373CA2.1231AF06@mc2.fr>

Using an Oracle7 server, you will have to use the longraw type. Using Forms5 (I am not sure for Forms4), you have functions READ_IMAGE_FILE and WRITE_IMAGE_FILE (or something like this) with which you can handle
images of type like TIFF or JPEG.

LOB are only available in Oracle8.

Nick Lehane wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I need to display numerous images in my application which I have to obtain
> by scanning them in from a book. These are essentially diagrams, and my
> question is how best to store these in the database. I am using Forms 4.5
> and Server 7, but I don't know whether to store as a BLOB or not.
>
> Any advice would be gratefully appreciated.
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Nick Lehane

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F38944 Meylan Cedex Received on Wed Oct 28 1998 - 09:47:46 CST