DB Design :: Is File Stream Or Blob Best For Small Database With Word And Other Docs
Aug 15, 2015
I was putting a database together (its a C# application MSSQL) the application will handle a few hundred customers records and save maybe a couple of thousand word docs/images/other doc files wondered if the way to go was blob or filestream, I see the medium and larger databases seem to go for filestream but just wondered as not much mentioned about smaller dbs.I do not think security/disk space/super fast access will be a big issue.
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Oct 23, 2007
Hello Everyone,
I have a client that stores word documents in a SQL server database and I am trying to import some text data from another database. The problem is that I need to convert the text to a word doc with minimal formating since they convert word docs to bitmaps in order to display the text on custom embedded devices that do not support unicode.
I was hoping someone could point me at the right docs/books that would give me the info on how to construct a word doc from T-SQL. Something like a word merge would work, but I'm not sure how to call it from a T-SQL stored proc.
Thanks a Million!
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Oct 23, 2007
Hello Everyone,
I'm doing work for a client that stores word documents in a SQL server database and need to be able to do a search and replace from a stored procedure. I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. It's Microsoft. So I know there has got to be a way to do it. :-)
Thanks!
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Apr 22, 2006
Hi Guys
i have a list of 10 word docs and i want to store them in sql server.
How can i do that??
Should i create any fmt files for that???
Thanks
Vic
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I would like to extract a file from a database. The file is stored in a BLOB format
Can I extract the BLOB file from the database using an SQL code/command or is there another way in which I can extract the file?
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What is the normal method of extracting a BLOB file?
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May 22, 2006
I've read the other posts related to this issue, but I'm just REALLY confused as to whats happening in my case. Like everyone else it was working fine in SQL 2000 but now in SQL 2005 there is an issue. I'm calling a stored procedure with parameters defined like this:
@action varchar(10),
@GLTransactionID int = NULL OUTPUT ,
@GLBatchID int = NULL ,
@GLAccountID int = NULL ,
@CurrencyID int = NULL ,
@LocalDebit decimal(28, 13) = NULL ,
@LocalCredit decimal(28, 13) = NULL ,
@BaseDebit decimal(28, 13) = NULL ,
@BaseCredit decimal(28, 13) = NULL ,
@TransID int =NULL,
@Description varchar(255) = NULL
I am calling this proc from VS.NET 2003 using the .Net SqlClient Data Povider (C#). I'm setting the values of the parameters like this:
cm.Parameters.Add("@action", "insert");
cm.Parameters.Add("@GLBatchID", _gLBatchID.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@GLAccountID", _gLAccountID.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@CurrencyID", _currencyID.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@LocalDebit", _localDebit.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@LocalCredit", _localCredit.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@BaseDebit", _baseDebit.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@BaseCredit", _baseCredit.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@TransID", _transID.DBValue);
cm.Parameters.Add("@Description", _description.DBValue);
When I execute the call to the stored proc I get this:
"The incoming tabular data stream (TDS) remote procedure call (RPC) protocol stream is incorrect. Parameter 8 ("@BaseDebit"): The supplied value is not a valid instance of data type numeric. Check the source data for invalid values. An example of an invalid value is data of numeric type with scale greater than precision."
Using the VS.NET command window I then inspect that parameter to see what the heck is going on and get this:
?cm.Parameters["@BaseDebit"].SqlDbType
Decimal
?cm.Parameters["@BaseDebit"].Precision
0
?cm.Parameters["@BaseDebit"].Scale
22
?cm.Parameters["@BaseDebit"].DbType
Decimal
?cm.Parameters["@BaseDebit"].Value
1000000
[System.Decimal]: 1000000
So I set a decmial parameter to 1,000,000, that parameter in the DB is defined as decimal(28,13) so should fit no problem, but it seems the Sql data provider is confused and thinks 1,000,000 is decimal (0,22)???
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I receive this error when I make a depolyment to our new server(virtual server).
The report works fine in the report manager. In my application, I use RenderStream method to retrieve the images and embed in the webform. I googled it and found some people having the same issue because of the cookie, so they set 'UseSessionCookies' = false in the table ConfiurationInfo of ReportServer database. I tried this, but no luck.
Also, there is a hotfix from Microsoft http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913363.
I have requested a copy, but not sure whehter it's gonna be helpful.
Any clues or suggestions weclome.
Thanks
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Nov 9, 2007
Hello all,
I was trying to run a test to write a ebcdic file out with a comp - 3 number (testing this for other people) and have run into a problem writing the string out to the flat file destination. I have the following script component:
Code Block
' Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services user script component
' This is your new script component in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET
' ScriptMain is the entrypoint class for script components
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Math
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper
Public Class ScriptMain
Inherits UserComponent
Public Overrides Sub CreateNewOutputRows()
'
' Add rows by calling AddRow method on member variable called "Buffer"
' E.g., MyOutputBuffer.AddRow() if your output was named "My Output"
'
Output0Buffer.AddRow()
Dim myByteArray() As Byte = {&H12, &H34, &H56, &H7F}
Output0Buffer.myByteStream = myByteArray
Output0Buffer.myString = "ABCD"
Output0Buffer.myString2 = "B123"
myByteArray = Nothing
End Sub
End Class
I have added myByteStream as a DT_BYTES length 4, myString as (DT_STR, 4, 37) and myString2 as (DT_STR, 4, 37) to the output 0 buffer.
I then add a flat file destination with code set 37 (ebcdic us / canda) with the corresponding columns using fixed width.
When i place a dataviewer on the line between the two the output looks as I expect ("0x12 0x34 0x56 0x7F", "ABCD", "B123"). However, when it gets to the flat file destination it errors out with the following:
Code Block
[Flat File Destination [54]] Error: Data conversion failed. The data conversion for column "myByteStream" returned status value 4 and status text "Text was truncated or one or more characters had no match in the target code page.".
If i increase the size of the byte stream (say, to 50) the error goes away but I am left with the string "1234567F" instead of the appropriate hex values. Any clues on how to go about this? I obviously don't care if it gets transferred to "readable" text as this is supposed to be a binary stream, thus the no match in target page seems superfulous but is probably what is causing the problems.
NOTE: this is relating to the following thread (http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2300539&SiteID=1) in that I am trying to determine why these people are not seeing the "UseBinaryFormat" when importing an EBCDIC file (i see this fine when i use an ftp'd file, but it auto converts to ascii) with comp-3 values. I also see the "UseBinaryFormat" when I am importing a regular EBCDIC file which I create that has no import errors with zoned decimals.
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Hi,
I have a problem with a database on our SQL 7 system . I had set away a restore from tape, but cancelled it after users complained that a different database was performing slowly . However, this has resulted in the database being marked as inaccessible when trying to access it through SQL Enterprise Manager and trying to access it through Query Analyser produces message 927 informing me that the database is in the middle of a restore . How do I remove this error and make the database accessible again??
Many thanks in advance
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(IT Support)
Durham Aged Mineworkers Homes Association
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dbo.OrderLines.sql
dbo.Orders.sql
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We have database when trying to make read only throwing below error: with stack dump
Location: recovery.cpp:4517
Expression: m_recoveryUnit->IsIntendedUpdateable ()
SPID: 51
Process ID: 6448
Msg 926, Level 14, State 1, Line 1
Database 'XXXX' cannot be opened. It has been marked SUSPECT by recovery.
See the SQL Server errorlog for more information.
Msg 5069, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
ALTER DATABASE statement failed.
Msg 3624, Level 20, State 1, Line 1
A system assertion check has failed. Check the SQL Server error log for details. Typically, an assertion failure is caused by a software bug or data corruption. To check for database corruption, consider running DBCC CHECKDB. If you agreed to send dumps to Microsoft during setup, a mini dump will be sent to Microsoft. An update might be available from Microsoft in the latest Service Pack or in a QFE from Technical Support.
Msg 3313, Level 21, State 2, Line 1
During redoing of a logged operation in database 'XXXX', an error occurred at log record ID (0:0:0). Typically, the specific failure is previously logged as an error in the Windows Event Log service. Restore the database from a full backup, or repair the database.
Msg 3414, Level 21, State 1, Line 1
An error occurred during recovery, preventing the database 'XXXX' (database ID 7) from restarting. Diagnose the recovery errors and fix them, or restore from a known good backup. If errors are not corrected or expected, contact Technical Support.
Investigation DONE:
- DBcc checkdb shown Clean
- database is online and able to access
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SQL version : SQL server 2008 SP4.
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Hi Everyone,
We have a large and active MSSQL 2000 database. Recently, after a rebuild of the server, we had a problem with the SQL service SQLSERVERAGENT. The service could not start as the service account lost local permission to the registry. During this time, all of the data being sent to the database from our application accumulated into the database .ldf file. By the time we were able to get the service restarted, our .ldf file was approx. 28 Gigs. When the service restarded, the .ldf file shrunk down to regular size,about 40 megs, and the .trx tlog file grew up to 28 gigs for that specific period (new file every hour).
The problem is, the database file (database.mdf) stayed about the same as it was before the service was restarted. When the .ldf transfered to the .trn none of the 28 gigs of data got stored in the database. What does this mean? Perhaps with the service stopped the application using the db saw problems and did not commit the data making it all useless? Or is it possible that the data in the .trn log just needs to be forced to commit to the .mdf???
Is there any way to verify the data in the 28 gig .trn file and figure out if we should get it stored to the database? If yes, how would we go about verifying it, and after that how would we force it to commit to the .mdf file? Am I on the right track here or is it not as I see it??
Thanks!
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Jan 25, 2007
I have the following code in an SSIS package and I get the following error:
Error: 0x0 at Unzip downloaded file, Boolean ReadGzipHeader(): Unable to decompress C:ETLPOSDataIngramWeeklyINVEN.zip; The magic number in GZip header is not correct. Make sure you are passing in a GZip stream.
Error: 0x4 at Unzip downloaded file: The Script returned a failure result.
Task failed: Unzip downloaded file
The zip file unzips perfectly using winzip utility, so that file is definitely not a problem here.
The code I am using in a script task is as follows:
' Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Script Task
' Write scripts using Microsoft Visual Basic
' The ScriptMain class is the entry point of the Script Task.
Imports System
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Math
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO.Compression
Public Class ScriptMain
' The execution engine calls this method when the task executes.
' To access the object model, use the Dts object. Connections, variables, events,
' and logging features are available as static members of the Dts class.
' Before returning from this method, set the value of Dts.TaskResult to indicate success or failure.
'
' To open Code and Text Editor Help, press F1.
' To open Object Browser, press Ctrl+Alt+J.
Public Sub Main()
'
' Add your code here
'
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Success
Dim success As Boolean = True
Dim workFilePath As String
workFilePath = Dts.Variables("zipFilePath").Value.ToString()
If File.Exists(workFilePath) Then
If Not workFilePath.EndsWith(".zip") Then
Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "", workFilePath + " is not compressed; skipping decompression", Nothing, -1, True)
Return
End If
Dim uncompressedFileName As String
Dim bytes(Int16.MaxValue) As Byte
Dim n As Integer = 1
Try
uncompressedFileName = Dts.Variables("unCompressedFileName").Value.ToString()
Dts.Events.FireInformation(0, "", "decompressing " + workFilePath + " to " + uncompressedFileName, Nothing, -1, True)
Using writer As New FileStream(uncompressedFileName, FileMode.Create)
Using compressedStream As Stream = File.Open(workFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.None)
Using unzipper As New GZipStream(compressedStream, CompressionMode.Decompress)
Do Until n = 0
n = unzipper.Read(bytes, 0, bytes.Length)
writer.Write(bytes, 0, n)
Loop
unzipper.Close()
End Using
compressedStream.Close()
End Using
writer.Close()
End Using
Catch ex As Exception
Dts.Events.FireError(0, ex.TargetSite().ToString(), "Unable to decompress " + workFilePath + "; " + ex.Message, Nothing, -1)
success = False
Finally
If success = False And File.Exists(uncompressedFileName) Then
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Failure
File.Delete(uncompressedFileName)
End If
End Try
Else
Dts.Events.FireError(0, "", workFilePath + " does not exist", Nothing, -1)
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Failure
Return
End If
End Sub
End Class
Instead of the GZipStream do I have to use some other stream class for a zip file. Please let me know.
Thanks,
Monisha
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Dim fs As FileStream ' Writes the BLOB to a file (*.bmp). Dim bw As BinaryWriter ' Streams the binary data to the FileStream object.
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I now have an additional problem. If there is a lob or blob column on the table, rebuilding the clustered index and all the non clustered indexes doesn't rebalance the blob or lob data across the disks such as it does with in row data.
I cannot find any articles on rebalancing lob or blob data because all the articles say to move to a new file group. I do not want a new file group, I just want to use the primary file group where the data already resides, and just redistribute it evenly in the same way that I can in row data which is working fine.
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