Feasability Of Storing PDFs And WORD.DOC Files In MSSQL?
Jul 23, 2005
I'm building a system when one can upload a document to the website.
I will be storing the document on the hard-drive for quick/easy access,
but I was also thinking of storing it in an existing database since most
of the sites information is all stored there.
As well there would be only one place to worry about backing up. And if
the file on the hard-drive was ever missing or became corrupted, I could
restore it form tha database. Is this feasable? Has anyone ever done this?
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Jul 23, 2005
I am using an image datatype to store multiple filetypes includeing plaintext data. it works except for pdf Data. When I retrieve the the filecouldn't be opened in acrobat reader and the file was 3KB bigger than theoriginal.Any suggestions would be helpful.
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Oct 22, 1999
I need a help with respect to the storage of documents in SQL server. Is it possible to store Word documents in SQL Server straight away ? If yes, what is the data type that is supported for this kind of storage.
How do I read the data , store it & render it ( using both ado & Just TSQL)
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May 26, 2004
How can i store a word file in my database table..
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Should i create any fmt files for that???
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I have developed a Job Registration page, in which, the resume attached will be stored in the database in an image data-type field. Now, the client program includes migration of the database into local server and process the resumes.
After migration to the local database, if the client wants to process the resume and save directly to the database again, is it possible? This a very urgent requirement. Currently, i am separating the resume from the database and storing in a folder with the ID as the file name. But i want to convert it to a distributed application, which needs the resume to be in the database itself.
Can anybody suggest me the method to open .doc file from the database, process it and save directly to the database?
Thanks and regards,
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Hi folks,I want to be able to store and retrieve UNSAVED Word documents as BLOBs. Igot all the info for storing them if they're already saved on the filesystem. But what if they're not already saved? I could save them to a tempfile first and then make it a blob, but I'd rather not put them on the filesystem at all. I could use Document.Contents to get the Range object for thewhole doc and then BLOB that, but I'm not sure that would be quite the sameas a .doc file, maybe things like Styles and the like would be missing.TIA!Dave
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May 1, 2001
Hi all,
Can it be done - say using image dtatype - and how
cheers
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Sep 20, 2005
Hi,
I need to know if storing images in the MSSQL database is a viable option when compared to having them in a different directory and only storing their location or address in the DB.
I ask this with reference to the performance of the DB. Will having many images of huge size on the databse make it slow for retrieval as the MDX or database file size would eventually increase?
Does the size of the database file has to do anything with MSSQL query performance?
Comments on this will be appreciated.
Thanks
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Apr 30, 1999
Hi all,
We've a requirement from our client for converting their paper documents
in electronic format. In order to do so, we need to know whether SQL Server
6.5 has a capability of storing documents in HTML or Word(6.0 or later) or PDF
format into the database?
Any help/link is highly appreciated.
Cheers,
Nimesh
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HI
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plz help me
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Hi,
can we keep a file like word file or html file in the sql server database?
if yes, then can we search any thing in these stored file?
regards
mihir
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Hi
Can anyone tell me how to store animage file into database?
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Peter
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Apr 16, 2006
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What are the negatives, challenges and issues going to be if we choose to store 300-1000 GB worth of image, xml and PDF files (avg size 1 mb) in SQL server 2005 db.
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What is the best way to store 100 of thousands of .jiff files (<5 MB each) to be used (creating and retreiving) in .net c# new application using sqlserver db.
We will also need to migrate existing files working with old VB application to .net c# application
So the next question will be to: what is the best way to migrate these files into new db/system
Please advice.
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Apr 10, 2008
Hey I currently have a foreach loop container working which scans a folder, loops through the files in this folder and then moves them to a new folder.
At the same time I also do an SQL insert into a table logging the details of the transfer.
What I would like to do next is to store the actual PDF in binary in my DB (varbinary format). How would I go about this ?
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Feb 18, 2003
Can you guys give me any specific classes I should read about to implement the above? Any specific methods?
Any webpage I should read?
Thanks for your direction/help!
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Oct 29, 2004
Hi,
Thanks in advance.
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Mar 8, 2006
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Jul 23, 2005
Hi folks,Is it possible to store Binary Files in MS SQL 2000 ??? Say I have a100K PDF or a 150K word document. Is it possible to store this in afield in MS SQL and pull it out somehow? We're using ColdFusion on theserver on Apache.Thanks,Ringo
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Nov 29, 2006
Hi There,
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Is this method a good one? If anyone else can give me pointers or hints to better methods, please do!
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Ke
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Dec 11, 2007
Hey everyone,
I'm deploying a desktop application with Sql CE 3.5. I have a collection of files that I would like to be save as a binary format in SQL CE. These files range from 1KB to 5MB. I know I cannot use varbinary(max) , instead I am limited to varbinary(8000), but this obvisously comes short of 5MB. There are articles stating to use the image datatype to get around this. Is this just bad practice, should I keep the files on the file system or take advantage of this work around? Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
-- Chris
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Feb 9, 2007
Which is better, to store the files onto the server's folders or to a database?
I tried storing to MSSQL 2000 but the varbinary does not allow me to set "MAX" for the data type.
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Feb 16, 2008
Hello,I'm looking for a tutorial or some sample code to save a file in sql server with c#. So far I have not been able to find a anything I could use as most tutorials are in VB. I'm using the varbinary max type to store the file. The part I need help with is selecting the file and converting it using the Stream object, not the SQL insert statements. Thanks,Arnold
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Feb 3, 2006
Hi,I was wondering what anybodies feelings on storing images and files in SQL server express 2005?I am guessing it is a No No...If this is the case what are the best practices for achieving this?Would something like a table which held the "real name of the file", "a unique identifier" do the trick...hence in code (c#) i could create a GUID for the unique identifier maybe??? and then upload the pictue or file to a common directory and name it with the unique identifier rather than its real name.This means that i could potentially hold a different file with the same name i.e. no conflictsMy app is a sort of HTML editor in asp.net (all html is stored in the db) so if i do upload a picture using a GUID or uniquee identifier then if somebody saves teh image from a webpage then it would be called uniqueIdentifier.jpg which is probably what i don't want.So the only other idea i had was to create a directroy within my site which I would name with the unique identifier and upload the pics and files with thier real names into this directory. Hence each document would have its own directory so there would be no conflicts with filenamesAny advice or comments really appreciatedThanks in advanceIan
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Feb 9, 2006
I have a table that I'm inserting a file into and using the Image data type to store the binary object. Now the code below works fine for files around 1.5 MB, but anything larger and it's like the code won't even execute and I get a Page Not found error.
I'm in the process of running some traces to find out what's going on in the backend, but I'm assuming there's something amiss with my code. The Image data type should handle files that size with no problem but for some reason it isn't.
Does anyone see anything wrong?
Thanks
Dim iLength As Integer = CType(File1.PostedFile.InputStream.Length, Integer)
If iLength = 0 Then Exit Sub 'not a valid file
Dim sContentType As String = File1.PostedFile.ContentType
Dim sFileName As String, i As Integer
Dim bytContent As Byte()
ReDim bytContent(iLength) 'byte array, set to file size
'strip the path off the filename
i = InStrRev(File1.PostedFile.FileName.Trim, "")
If i = 0 Then
sFileName = File1.PostedFile.FileName.Trim
Else
sFileName = Right(File1.PostedFile.FileName.Trim, Len(File1.PostedFile.FileName.Trim) - i)
End If
conn = New SqlConnection(eco)
conn.Open()
cmd = New SqlCommand("INSERT INTO ECO_Attachments (ECOID, FromType, DocName,OldRev,NewRev,NtLogin,DisplayName, FileName, FileSize, FileData, ContentType) VALUES (@ECOID, @FromType,@DocName,@OldRev,@NewRev,@NtLogin,@DisplayName, @FileName, @FileSize, @FileData, @ContentType) ")
cmd.Connection = conn
Try
File1.PostedFile.InputStream.Read(bytContent, 0, iLength)
With cmd
.Parameters.Add("@ECOID", SqlDbType.Int)
.Parameters.Add("@FromType", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50)
.Parameters.Add("@DocName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 250)
.Parameters.Add("@OldRev", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50)
.Parameters.Add("@NewRev", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50)
.Parameters.Add("@NTLogin", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 100)
.Parameters.Add("@DisplayName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 200)
.Parameters.Add("@FileName", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 255)
.Parameters.Add("@FileSize", SqlDbType.Real)
.Parameters.Add("@FileData", SqlDbType.Image)
.Parameters.Add("@ContentType", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 50)
.Parameters("@ECOID").Value = ECOID
.Parameters("@FromType").Value = From
.Parameters("@DocName").Value = DocName
.Parameters("@OldRev").Value = OldRev
.Parameters("@NewRev").Value = NewRev
.Parameters("@NTLogin").Value = NTLogon
.Parameters("@DisplayName").Value = DisplayName
.Parameters("@FileName").Value = sFileName
.Parameters("@FileSize").Value = iLength
.Parameters("@FileData").Value = bytContent
.Parameters("@ContentType").Value = sContentType
.ExecuteNonQuery()
'.ExecuteScalar()
End With
Catch ex As Exception
Response.Write(ex)
'Handle your database error here
conn.Close()
End Try
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Jul 10, 2006
I did some quick Googling and didn't find the article of my dreams here. Any experience with storing files in the db in 2005? Any opinions?
Here's the deal. We have our new 'Enterprise' software being designed and written in St. Petersburg (not FL) and I'm reviewing the design for dealing with letters and forms that are generated as hard copy from our business (by the thousands per month) and sent to clients for review, signature etc. Then they are returned by fax or snail mail.
The current design has all of these being stored in image data type columns in the database--storing saved files of the actual outgoing stuff and saved files of the stuff that comes in (scanned copies or the files from our fax server).
This screams 'BAD IDEA' based on our experience doing this in SQL Server 2000. We get things like 23 page faxes from Dr's offices, large packets of FMLA forms returned, etc. In 2000 they tended to get rather large when stored in the DB and caused us all kinds of headaches when Microsoft changed how it recognized and displayed certain types of files, e.g. tiffs.
Further, the outgoing stuff is largely boilerplate with added fields from the db--name, address, a few dates. My proposed design for outbound notifications and forms was to keep only references to the template used, the date created, and an id to link it to the personal info of the schmoe to whom it was sent--essentially, store which document template and then just enough data to map to the variable content that is pulled from the db. Then you can recreate the file that was printed and mailed at any time in the future, but you don't actually save the .doc (or Word .xml) anywhere, not in the file system, not in the db.
The current developers feel this is way too much work to design--and it is certainly more effort than just generating .docs/.xml files via a merge with Word and then stuffing those into the database. They also argue that having them in the db makes them 'more secure' and more 'accessible' to users around the globe.
Does anyone know if the image storage is any better in 2005 than 2000? The .docs & .tifs we used to store just about tripled in size when we put them in the db in 2000. Plus there were the defrag issues and generally it was an unsatisfying experience.
Does anyone know what the advantages/disadvantages of generating Word .xml files might be? Can they be stored as xml data type in SQL Server? Perhaps this is a better option?
If anyone has the time to digest this, please send opinions.
Thanks!
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Feb 16, 2004
i need to store a bmp or zipped file in a field of a ms sql db. i read the file using vb6 o.net, and in my mind i think sto store it in binary mode. the files could be more of 12 mega. whitch kind of field a could use?
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Dec 17, 2007
Hi There,
Can I store flash files in the database. I have a table with one of the columns as varbinary datatype. Previously, I was saving images (as filebytes) into this column. But now I need to implement something to store the flash file. So, is it possible to store flash files in the database and retrieve them and display them in an asp.net page?
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Jan 16, 2007
Hello --
I'm building an app that will allow users to create their own photo galleries. At this point, I'm planning on storing all photos as byte arrays in SQL server image fields.
Besides the organizational benefit, is there a space benefit to doing this? That is, if I have 1MB of .jpg's, will those same images take up less than 1MB of file space within the database?
One of the reasons I ask is that most hosting plans out there seem to offer more "normal" disk space than is allocated for the database, so I'm trying to make a best plan to accommodate what will probably end up being the biggest disk space consumer in my app (the photos, that is).
Any other recommendations re: this scenario (hosting, best practices) are appreciated.
TIA,
Eric
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Sep 17, 2007
Hello,
Please help me find solution to these questions?
1. How do I store audio and video files in sql server 2000.
2. Is it possible to store and retrieve audio and video files using t-sql
3. Which is the most efficient way to store and retrieve audio and video files in sql server
Your suggestions are most valued.
Thanks!
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Mar 15, 2005
We use a program that creates a access database for each of our payperiods. Its a pain to get a full history of a person from each one. I want to setup a way I can combine all of the access files into one table in mssql. I have a DTS I created into a .bas file. My plan is to make the vb.net code get a directory of the files, then run a function (the .bas file) on each directory appending the access table to the mssql table. The struckture of the access files are that each file is in its own directory, like below:
\servernameTAcompany 7-25-04Trans.mdb
\servernameTAcompany 8-08-04Trans.mdb
\servernameTAcompany 8-22-04Trans.mdb
The table is called "Transactions" and they are the same in each mdb file in terms of fields. Every two weeks there is a new directory that is added to the company directory. So I can either dump all and append all, or only append new data and only use the dump/append when there is a problem.
I am just not sure how to do that. Any ideas?
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