On Wednesday May 18 2005 2:57 pm, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > What api/language are you using? Is this possible to do > > through DBI? If you don't use lo_import/lo_export, how do > > you insert/retrieve images? Pointers to docs are welcomed! > > I have done it via PHP and I can definately insert with perl > remotely (although I don't recall ever exporting): I see DBD::Pg has an entire API for lo objects. Gee, I've only been using that interface for 6 years without having noticed that. Thanks! Can you or anyone share your experiences with using blobs as opposed to bytea or storing externally? I'm particularly interested to know if loading a large number of images is going to crowd my DB cache? Ed ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq