Re: Importing blob

Patrick Nelson <pnelson@neatech.com> writes:

> So it is actually the server that imports the file so it has to be on the
> server.  Also, the directory (and subdirs) all have to have rx ability to
> the PostgreSQL daemon user.  The file needs min r for the PostgreSQL daemon
> user.

Yup.

> This is a bit confusing, wonder why a client wouldn't be able to insert a
> blob?

You can, but you have to call the lo_import function in the *client*
library, not the server-side function.  See the client library docs.
Yes, it's slightly confusing until you figure it out.

-Doug