Re: How do I read Exif data without a file?
| From: | Niels | Date: | Sat, 25 Feb 2006 17:10:04 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: How do I read Exif data without a file? | ||
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On Saturday 25 February 2006 16:36, Niels wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have some images in a database -- I mean, the actual data. There are no
> files.
>
> I want to read Exif data for these images, but the read_exif_data()
> function wants a file. I suppose I could write the images to temp files,
> but that's a bit wasteful. And where would I write them? Is there a folder
> I can count on being allowed to write to?
>
> Thanks,
> Niels
Answering myself: I solved this with tempnam(). I'm not completely sure
about the portability, and of course it's a waste to write a file at all.
And it could pose a security problem as well. Ho hum.
//Niels