Re: Binary data in PostgreSQL

Hello,

I would use large objects. Easy to access, easy to use.

J

Gavin M. Roy wrote:
> It's not the most effective use of space, and I'm sure not the best way
> to do it, but I store such data as base64 encoded text. Works very
> well for my needs, in that regard.
>
> Gavin
>
> Holger Marzen wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> AFAIK it is possible for columns to be very large, up to about 2 GB. Are
>> there any hints or experiences about storing binary data (jpg-images,
>> pdf-documents) in PostgrreSQL with or without the complicated lo-stuff?
>>
>> Of course it's in many cases a good approach to store those files simply
>> in the file system but there's always a risk of running out of sync
>> (filesystem and tables), e.g. by deleting files and not deleting the
>> table rows with the filenames.
>>
>> Any ideas and comments welcome.
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