In article <bus0nr$enu$3_at_ls219.htnet.hr>, ilica.brnadic_at_zg.hinet.hr
says...
> I have some problems. It's dilemma between BLOB, BFILE and takes care of
> file on file system. What it's advantage??
> I import some PDF document in BLOB filed in my database. It's about 1000
> documents on day.
>
One advantage is portability of the database and its contents and
another is in security - backing up the database will back up BLOBs too,
whereas a separate backup would be required for the docs if stored as
BFILEs.
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jeremy
Received on Mon Jan 26 2004 - 05:44:02 CST
