Re: Developer/2000 Saving Word Docs to Forms

I think it sounds easier to save the document as a text file and keep the formatted one saved in another file as a Word document?

Dave

markg_at_mymail.tm (MarkyG) wrote in message news:<ab87195e.0112100122.7028847f_at_posting.google.com>...
> To save a word file (or any other binary file), you will need to use
> the BLOB datatype.
>
> To save the word file to the database, you will have to use the
> DBMS_LOB package and write a procedure around that.
> To retrieve a binary file, if using Oracle Forms just to display the
> document on screen, it can be done but I cannot remember the exact
> method. If you want to retrieve the BLOB file from the database to a
> directory on the server, you will need to use the DBMS_LOB package
> again and write an external procedure in C to handle the writing of
> Binary data to the OS, DBMS_LOB and Oracle can only write ASCII data
> to file, that I can tell you from experience ;-)
>
> MetaLink at www.oracle.com, in the support section tells you more on
> the subject.
>
> HTH,
>
> M
>
> "dolfandave uyemura" <dolfandave_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<ixOQ7.273735$W8.9614051_at_bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> > I want to save Word documents to Forms. How do you do this? I have looked in
> > Oracle 8i The Complete Reference and it is difficult to follow. Do I need to
> > add tablespaces? If so, how? Also, I am unsure of the datatype. I am trying
> > BLOB. It is for a project at work so I would appreciate any help.
> >
> > Dave
Received on Mon Dec 10 2001 - 18:05:59 CET