You can play around with large objects from the command line in psql.
See the \lo_* commands in the psql man page:
http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.0/user/app-psql.htm
I use them from the PHP interface, and it's quite nice to use:
get your object's OID, open it like you would a file, access it with
the file handle, then close it.
I'm not sure about the other programming interfaces, but I don't expect it
would be much different.
Ciao
--Louis <louis@bertrandtech.on.ca>
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On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Mills, Wallace wrote:
> I am trying to sort out how one can store and retrieve graphic files when
> using Postgresql. From reading the docs and other material I have been able
> to find, it would appear as though to store images they have to be stored as
> Largew Objects. My problem is that I can not get my head around how this is
> accomplished. I would appreciate it if someone could explain in simple terms
> (or even an example) how to accomplish the storing/retrieving of images in
> the database.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Wallace Mills
>
>
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