Re: Large binary objects?

Bill Morrow <wmorrow@home.com>

From: Bill Morrow <wmorrow@home.com>
To: Mark Versaggi <Mark@versaggi.com>
Cc: pgsql-novice@hub.org
Date: 2000-05-31T01:57:55Z
Lists: pgsql-novice
> "Michael R. Jinks" wrote:
>
> > I've been asked to look into setting up a database for storing audio footage
> > with accompanying descriptive data, but as I look at the PostgreSQL specs
> > I don't find a "binary" data type.  Is that because this sort of thing can't
> > be done with PostgreSQL, or because I'm looking at it the wrong way?
> >
> > TIA,

Have a look at "large objects", described in postgres_manual/lobj.html if you have
installed the online manual.

I have no personal experience with them, so can't speak to their efficiency or
reliability.

Bill