Re: So what tool would one use these days.
From: joel garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:04:53 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <3331cf1b-d8fe-4e7d-8d55-6c13755ba6b5_at_a31g2000pre.googlegroups.com>
On Dec 8, 12:52 pm, Noons <wizofo..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 9, 4:49 am, joel garry <joel-ga..._at_home.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Have about 10000 variants of graphics files, which actually are about
> > 1000 fixed variants plus some variable text. Question is, how big of
> > a project would it be to put those in an Oracle db, and be able to
> > combine 2 graphics with the text into a more complex graphic, and
> > print a bunch of those. I've seen various ways of inserting LOB's
> > into Oracle (including Mladen's perl article about it, thanks once
> > again!), but I'm real hazy on the front end. Soliciting advice,
> > especially if there is an apex example of something similar - I
> > haven't seen the cookbook yet, I don't know what is in there.
>
> > I last did something like this with 9iAS, I don't have that code, and
> > AS (or whatever it is now) is not an option, and I remember zilch.
> > But if there are packages that do this exact thing I need (even on
> > SS), I'd appreciate hearing about that too. I don't want to do 10000
> > things one at a time, which is all I've seen with my too-brief look so
> > far. Illustrator is in use, with graphics in directories.
>
> I am hopeless when it comes to multimedia. But I've got something
> that might help you.
> If you need info on storing multimedia - including images - in Oracle,
> there is one place you must visit:https://sites.google.com/site/ommuds/
> Marcelle Kratochvil has presented before at SydneyOracleMeetup and it
> was amazing: these folks really know what they talk about when it
> comes to multimedia and Oracle. The presentation papers are likely
> still in the library of the Meetup site, haven't looked but you can:
> make yourself a member, it's free and there is no spam other than our
> invitations for meetups.
> They use mostly plsql and Apex but of course there are heaps of other
> mechanisms, including the Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister (PERL
> to the un-initiated).
> Have a chat with Marcelle about this, it'll be worth your time.
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:04:53 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <3331cf1b-d8fe-4e7d-8d55-6c13755ba6b5_at_a31g2000pre.googlegroups.com>
On Dec 8, 12:52 pm, Noons <wizofo..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 9, 4:49 am, joel garry <joel-ga..._at_home.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Have about 10000 variants of graphics files, which actually are about
> > 1000 fixed variants plus some variable text. Question is, how big of
> > a project would it be to put those in an Oracle db, and be able to
> > combine 2 graphics with the text into a more complex graphic, and
> > print a bunch of those. I've seen various ways of inserting LOB's
> > into Oracle (including Mladen's perl article about it, thanks once
> > again!), but I'm real hazy on the front end. Soliciting advice,
> > especially if there is an apex example of something similar - I
> > haven't seen the cookbook yet, I don't know what is in there.
>
> > I last did something like this with 9iAS, I don't have that code, and
> > AS (or whatever it is now) is not an option, and I remember zilch.
> > But if there are packages that do this exact thing I need (even on
> > SS), I'd appreciate hearing about that too. I don't want to do 10000
> > things one at a time, which is all I've seen with my too-brief look so
> > far. Illustrator is in use, with graphics in directories.
>
> I am hopeless when it comes to multimedia. But I've got something
> that might help you.
> If you need info on storing multimedia - including images - in Oracle,
> there is one place you must visit:https://sites.google.com/site/ommuds/
> Marcelle Kratochvil has presented before at SydneyOracleMeetup and it
> was amazing: these folks really know what they talk about when it
> comes to multimedia and Oracle. The presentation papers are likely
> still in the library of the Meetup site, haven't looked but you can:
> make yourself a member, it's free and there is no spam other than our
> invitations for meetups.
> They use mostly plsql and Apex but of course there are heaps of other
> mechanisms, including the Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister (PERL
> to the un-initiated).
> Have a chat with Marcelle about this, it'll be worth your time.
Thanks Noons, I'm trying to remember all this apex regions stuff now, sigh...
jg
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