Hi. I'm using SQL Server 2005. I'd like to know if anyone has any
reference on how to allow users to upload a file **onto a database**.
In other words, a user can have several related files belonging to
him. Also, I would need a syntax that allowed me to retrieve those
files.
I'm sure this is possible. Aside from that information, can anyone
suggest whether this is the proper method? I know I can simply store
the paths, but starting to juggle various directories is not really my
cup of tea; if there is only one directory to store all the files,
some of them might have the same name, thus creating a conflict. That
is something I do not need to worry about if everything is stored in a
table image field.
In any case, thank you in advance for your help.
Cindy
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On Mar 8, 5:31*am, Cindy <cindyc...@hotm ail.comwrote:
Hi. *I'm using SQL Server 2005. *I'd like to know if anyone has any
reference on how to allow users to upload a file **onto a database**.
In other words, a user can have several related files belonging to
him. *Also, I would need a syntax that allowed me to retrieve those
files.
I'm sure this is possible. *Aside from that information, can anyone
suggest whether this is the proper method? *I know I can simply store
the paths, but starting to juggle various directories is not really my
cup of tea; if there is only one directory to store all the files,
some of them might have the same name, thus creating a conflict. *That
is something I do not need to worry about if everything is stored in a
table image field.
In any case, thank you in advance for your help.
Cindy
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...+into+database
On Mar 8, 9:20*am, Alexey Smirnov <alexey.smir... @gmail.comwrote :
On Mar 8, 5:31*am, Cindy <cindyc...@hotm ail.comwrote:
Hi. *I'm using SQL Server 2005. *I'd like to know if anyone has any
reference on how to allow users to upload a file **onto a database**.
In other words, a user can have several related files belonging to
him. *Also, I would need a syntax that allowed me to retrieve those
files.
I'm sure this is possible. *Aside from that information, can anyone
suggest whether this is the proper method? *I know I can simply store
the paths, but starting to juggle various directories is not really my
cup of tea; if there is only one directory to store all the files,
some of them might have the same name, thus creating a conflict. *That
is something I do not need to worry about if everything is stored in a
table image field.
In any case, thank you in advance for your help.
Cindy
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...into+database- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Priviet Alexey --
I am capable of searching Google; however, there are a couple of
questions you left unanswered. Namely, is this the proper way of
going about these things? Will the database bloat if there is too
much information in it? Any considerations or suggestions would be
helpful.
Thanks.
Cindy
If you are asking whether file data should be stored in a database, that's
really up to you. Many people store the files on the filesystem and only have
a database entry that points to the file location. Regarding "bloat" that
should not be an issue as long as the table(s) are properly indexed.
-- Peter
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"Cindy" wrote:
On Mar 8, 9:20 am, Alexey Smirnov <alexey.smir... @gmail.comwrote :
On Mar 8, 5:31 am, Cindy <cindyc...@hotm ail.comwrote:
Hi. I'm using SQL Server 2005. I'd like to know if anyone has any
reference on how to allow users to upload a file **onto a database**.
In other words, a user can have several related files belonging to
him. Also, I would need a syntax that allowed me to retrieve those
files.
I'm sure this is possible. Aside from that information, can anyone
suggest whether this is the proper method? I know I can simply store
the paths, but starting to juggle various directories is not really my
cup of tea; if there is only one directory to store all the files,
some of them might have the same name, thus creating a conflict. That
is something I do not need to worry about if everything is stored in a
table image field.
In any case, thank you in advance for your help.
Cindy
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...into+database- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Priviet Alexey --
I am capable of searching Google; however, there are a couple of
questions you left unanswered. Namely, is this the proper way of
going about these things? Will the database bloat if there is too
much information in it? Any considerations or suggestions would be
helpful.
Thanks.
Cindy
On Mar 8, 8:51*pm, Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]
<pbromb...@yaho o.NoSpamMaam.co mwrote:
If you are asking whether file data should be stored in a database, that's
really up to you. Many people store the files on the filesystem and only have
a database entry that points to the file location. Regarding "bloat" that
should not be an issue as long as the table(s) are properly indexed.
-- Peter
Site:http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
Short Urls & more:http://ittyurl.net
"Cindy" wrote:
On Mar 8, 9:20 am, Alexey Smirnov <alexey.smir... @gmail.comwrote :
On Mar 8, 5:31 am, Cindy <cindyc...@hotm ail.comwrote:
Hi. *I'm using SQL Server 2005. *I'd like to know if anyone has any
reference on how to allow users to upload a file **onto a database**..
In other words, a user can have several related files belonging to
him. *Also, I would need a syntax that allowed me to retrieve those
files.
I'm sure this is possible. *Aside from that information, can anyone
suggest whether this is the proper method? *I know I can simply store
the paths, but starting to juggle various directories is not really my
cup of tea; if there is only one directory to store all the files,
some of them might have the same name, thus creating a conflict. *That
is something I do not need to worry about if everything is stored ina
table image field.
In any case, thank you in advance for your help.
Cindy
>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...+database-Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Priviet Alexey --
I am capable of searching Google; however, there are a couple of
questions you left unanswered. *Namely, is this the proper way of
going about these things? *Will the database bloat if there is too
much information in it? *Any considerations or suggestions would be
helpful.
Thanks.
Cindy- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
I agree with Peter.
Sharepoint / WSS stores the files in SQL Server (can this be an answer
to the question about proper way? :-) I'm also working at the moment
on a similar application that keeps files saved in the database. I
decided to do this because of easy backup, synchronization and role-
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