Re: Newbie BLOB question

Posted in 2006

Paul Watson — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:28:22 -0600 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

> Hi all - first time post-ee here. > > I need to store .pdf files in Informix (Dynamic Server 10 on > Linux) After days of futile research I am still unsure which > direction to take. What is the "best practice" method for > storing large objects in Informix? Should I setup and use a > blobspace? Can a byte data type column be used? If so, how > do you populate it? > > Any insight is appreciated! > > Thanks. Use a smartblob and register the Textblade that will give you some neat functions for processing pdfs into the DB Paul Watson Tel: +44 1414161772 Mob: +44 7818003457 Web: www.oninit.com GO FURTHER with DB2 GET THERE FASTER with Informix. Attend IDUG 2007 San Jose, North America May 6-10, 2007 Visit http://www.iiug.org/conf for more information.