ok...jeff thank you very much. I checked in pg_hba.conf and reloaded again and did now working fine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Frost" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "sandhya" <sandhyar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Postgres" <pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Fw: lo_import problem > This worked fine for me on a freshly installed 8.0.3 on Windows XP: > > pics=# INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('C:\\Program Files\\PostgreSQL\\8.0\\Installation Notes.rtf'), 'notes'); > > "could not open server file" means that either the file does not exist, or the > user you are trying to access the file as does not have the rights to read it. > > Again, check your permissions as I mentioned to you earlier. > > On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Jeff Frost wrote: > > > This is what works for me from the command line on Linux with PG 8.0.3: > > > > INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('/tmp/white.jpg'), 'white'); > > > > What version of postgresql are you using? > > > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, sandhya wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> When i am using lo_import to load files into the database i am getting the > >> following error..... > >> Please help me what i need to do > >> > >> Insert into sampletbl values(lo_import('c:\\sample.txt'),'sample.txt'); > >> > >> ERROR: function lo_import ("unknown") does not exist > >> HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You may need > >> to ad > >> d explicit type casts. > > > > > > -- > Jeff Frost, Owner <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Frost Consulting, LLC http://www.frostconsultingllc.com/ > Phone: 650-780-7908 FAX: 650-649-1954 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend >