Have you tried using RAW for binary format?
tmurrayiii_at_aol.com wrote in message <7ps323$edm$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>HI,
>
>I have some visio (binary) diagrams which I would like to store in our
>oracle 8i database. Is a BLOB format the best way to go? If so, how do
>I setup the table to use a blob, and how do I insert a blob?
>
>Additionally, can one store a pointer in the db to a file on disk. If
>so, would I just want to use a varchar datatype, which contains the path
>and filename? Or is there a special type of datatype for this type of
>pointer?
>
>Thanks in advance for you help!!!
>
>Tom.
>
>
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Received on Mon Aug 23 1999 - 23:05:25 CDT
