Hi..... I used one function where in we can read the contents of the file from the database. Whenever there is a request for the specified file it should take the contents from the database. I have exported all my files to database....and in webserver when ever there is a request fro the file i am opening and reading it from the database. I have connected to DB server remotely and executing. Please tell me how to proceed. When ever there is a request for the particular file i am getting the Object id and passing it to the following function. Is this correct? please suggest me ......... voi d GetFiles(PGconn *conn, unsigned int lobjId, int start) { --------- ------------ int lobj_fd; lobj_fd = lo_open(conn, lobjId, INV_READ); if (lobj_fd < 0) { MessageBox(0,"error","Cannot Object Id ",MB_OK); } lo_lseek(conn, lobj_fd, start, SEEK_END); len = lo_tell(conn,lobj_fd); lo_lseek(conn, lobj_fd, start, SEEK_SET); buf =(char*) malloc(len + 1); nread = 0; while (len - nread > 0) { nbytes = lo_read(conn, lobj_fd, buf, len - nread); buf[nbytes] = ' '; nread += nbytes; } MessageBox(0,"Inside get","test",MB_OK); free(buf); lo_close(conn, lobj_fd); } Thank you..... Sandhya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lane" <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "sandhya" <sandhyar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "postgre" <pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [ADMIN] reg:lseek&read ..pls > "sandhya" <sandhyar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > But before that i need to know the size of the object from which i am = > > trying to get the contents. > > How can i do this? > > Same way you'd do it for a Unix file: seek to the end, note the end > offset, seek back to the start and read. > > ... lo_open ... > lo_size = lo_lseek(conn, fd, 0, SEEK_END); // where's the end? > lo_lseek(conn, fd, 0, SEEK_SET); // go back to start > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster >