Re: Storing .EXE files in the database

You cannot do that directly. You'd have to use a combination of DBMS_LOB and either an external procedure written in C or Java to put the binary data back on the filesystem. Once back on the filesystem, you can run the .exe as normal.

If you use Google (groups.google.com), search for 'Store large Word or PDF file in DB', it should take you to a thread which i replied to back in the day undername MarkyG. The concept is the same.

M

Greg Schraiber <GregSchraiber_at_Finestri.Com> wrote in message news:<3DEE703D.5090005_at_Finestri.Com>...
> Yes, but how can I execute the BLOB from within forms runtime?
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
> dmz17 wrote:
> > On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 16:39:22 +0000, Greg Schraiber wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Is it possible to load win32 .exe files into a table column and then
> >>retrieve it and execute it from within forms? Any help would really be
> >>appreciated.
> >>
> >>TIA,
> >>Greg
> >
> >
> > Anything binary like that might best be stored as a BLOB.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > dmz17
Received on Thu Dec 05 2002 - 09:29:40 CET