Re: Read BLOB data

vslabs_at_onwe.co.za (Billy Verreynne) wrote in message news:<1a75df45.0312100342.5be6689f_at_posting.google.com>...
> jhoug2_at_hotmail.com (Jon) wrote
>
> > Am I limiting myself by using this function or is there another more
> > versatile method I can use to convert this BLOB data into a
> > human-readable format?
>
> What is the client? How big are the blobs?
>
> E.g. displaying a 2GB blob via a CGI or PL/SQL cartridge is not a
> bright idea. Client development software like Delphi/VB allows you to
> simply drop a blob display data control on the form and it in turns
> handle the blob conversion for you. In Delphi it is literally point
> and click to create a form that displays blob text or blob images.
>
> How to handle blobs for human consumption thus depends on various
> factors. And no, SQL*Plus is not what I would call an end-user client
> app.. just in case.. ;-)

Hi Billy,

Yap, I'm using SQL*Plus as a client app. It's becoming quite clear that this is NOT what to use for this purpose. Judging by your comments, programs like Delphi/VB, DBISAM, etc. are the way to go for displaying BLOB data, right?

Thanks, Received on Wed Dec 10 2003 - 12:48:35 CST