Re: type of field

From: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
To: "Jean-Yves F(dot) Barbier" <12ukwn(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: type of field
Date: 2010-01-18 21:40:07
Message-ID: 407d949e1001181340j57bea331x32576da733237c92@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Jean-Yves F. Barbier <12ukwn(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> I've got to store many small videos; to make things simple (backup/restore,
> because users don't know very much about IT) I've choosen BYTEA + EXTERNAL,
> is it the right choice?

If you want to store them in the database then yes, that sounds right to me.

The debate over whether to store things like this in the database or
outside won't be resolved on this thread but you should be aware of
the pros and cons of each method. It sounds like you've done some
research already.

--
greg

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