From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)rice(dot)edu> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] pg_dump/restore to convert BLOBs to LZTEXT (optiona l!) |
Date: | 2000-08-04 15:47:26 |
Message-ID: | 200008041547.LAA15160@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 07:55:52AM +0100, Peter Mount wrote:
> > See below...
> >
> > Peter: I dissagree. There are dozens of instances where you would use a
> > single BLOB but refer to it in more than one table. If you have a 1Mb blob
> > refered to in 3 different tables, you don't want to store 3 instances of it.
> > Say you were implementing some form of DIP system (Document Image
> > Processing), then you only want one copy of the document stored, so that if
> > that document changes, then every instance is changed.
> >
>
> But Peter, the relational way to avoid redundant storage should apply. For
> every other type, one does this by storing the data in one place, with
> a unique ID, and using the ID to refer to the data item, and joining when
> you need the item itself.
>
> So, once large data items are promoted to first class types, they should
> act just like every other first class type. Otherwise, we violate the
> principle of least surprise. Having software that tries to second guess
> the developer is always frustrating.
I totally agree. Because large objects exist aas separate file, this
was required, but after TOAST, the proper relational way should be used.
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