> Hi..... > > I have exported few files into my DB server running on LINUX os. > I connected to it remotely from windows and through one sample application > like webserver i am trying to read the contents of it when ever there is a > request for the specified file.Using the below example code. > Is this correct?I am not finding that it is reading it from the database. > How can i make sure of this.I am unable to open the requested file from win > application through database. > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend >