Re: storing PDF in a database

I have the same need for all sorts of doc types w/ m$ sql server. The wrox 'professional sql server programming' talks about this issue of storing file type data in a table row briefly, leaving me disheartned. basically, the summation of the issue is it's a really bad idea performance wise--like it can bring the server down to its knees, because essentially (as I understand it) there is a 3 part method of abstraction where sql server actually puts your data into its own discreet file which is accessed via the sql server on a per-query basis. ouch. This sorta contradicts the fuzzy marketing-type hype I've read elsewhere that suggests using the IMAGE data type to store .doc or .xls data with a full-text index to make it searchable. I don't know if the sybase system has a comprable data type, but that would be the solution on the m$ side in theory, though in practice, the wrox book steers you away from putting documents in the rdbms. I hope I'm wrong and someone else is doing this and can post a workable solution. kevin >>> Alain DESEINE <alain@cabinfo.com> 03/24/02 05:36 AM >>> Hello, For many different reasons, like security ans soùme other one, i need to store PDF files in a database. - Does anybody have already do this ? - What kind of field type should i use (image filed type ???) ? I'm currently using an ASE 12 (64 bits) SYBASE server on a HP-UX 11.00 (64 bits) box. The application server is a linux server with apache and PHP. Any feedback about doing somethin like this will be valuable ... Many thanks for responses. Best regards, Alain DESEINE. -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php