Storing Image And Other Files In Db
May 1, 2008What 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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Storing Image Files
Aug 21, 2000Hi
Can anyone tell me how to store animage file into database?
Thanks
Peter
Storing Files In Image Columns In 2005
Jul 10, 2006I 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!
Sending Uploaded Image To Data Access Class When Storing Image In SQL Server 2005
Apr 20, 2007I am using the 3-tiered architecture design (presentation, business laws, and data acess layers). I am stuck on how to send the image the user selects in the upload file control to the BLL and then to the DAL because the DAL does all the inserts into the database. I would like to be able to check the file type in the BLL to make sure the file being uploaded is indeed a picture. Is there a way I can send the location of the file to the BLL, check the filetype, then upload the file and have the DAL insert the image into the database? I have seen examples where people use streams to upload the file directly from their presentation layer, but I would like to keep everything seperated in the three classes if possible. I also wasn't sure what variable type the image would be in the function in the BLL that receive the image from the PL. If there are any examples or tips anyone can give me that would be appreciated.
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May 6, 20001. How can I upload new pictures into the database through the browser.
2. Can you describe how the new picture of the product would be uploaded into the database.
3. How do you handle different formats that pictures come in gif, tif, jpeg,
etc.
4. How can you say that SQL server does support images well, because on
microsoft site they loaded up the satellite data of the earth into sqlserver
which is only picture data
Ashu
Storing Image In Database
Dec 15, 2004How do you store an image in a database? I know this is not the preferred method for storing images but would like to know anyways…thanks.
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May 25, 2008Hi all,
I have got this issue when I am trying to store an Image on a database through a stored procedure. I give you the code in C# and the stored procedure
Code Snippet
//I have got these two variables with the ID(foreign key) and the array of bytes of the Image (the values are OK)
int ID_Inmueble
byte[] imagen -- dimension 26246
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(...) //The conexion works fine (I tested it).
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
SqlParameter[] param = new SqlParameter[2];
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.CommandText = "InsertaUnaFoto";
cmd.Connection = conn;
param[0] = new SqlParameter("@ID_Inmueble", SqlDbType.BigInt);
param[0].Value = ID_Inmueble;
param[1] = new SqlParameter("@Foto", SqlDbType.Image);
param[1].Value = imagen;
cmd.Parameters.AddRange(param);
SqlDataAdapter da = new SqlDataAdapter(conexion.GetSqlCommand());
da.Fill(ds); //here I got the error
The stored Procedure
T
Code Snippet
ALTER PROCEDURE dbo.InsertaUnaFoto
(@ID_Inmueble bigint,
@Foto Image)
AS
INSERT into Fotos (ID_Inmueble, Foto) values (@ID_Inmueble, @Foto)
Many Thanks,
Storing The Image Urls In Database
Mar 29, 2007hi friends,
i want to show images in repeater control dynamically.
i want to store the image url in database
like i have stored the images on onefolder c:images this will contain images
how can i store and use the urls in database
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Image Storing In SQL Server 2000
Apr 15, 2007HI,
Kindly Guide me how to store picture files in SQL server 2000 using Visual studio 2005
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Jul 23, 2005Is there any way of storing an image file into a specific Table .It would be of great help for me if i come to know something about it.
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Jul 20, 2005I have a very large array of floating point numbers which I am tryingtostore in an image type field. I am using the dataset class todirectly enter the data but am having trouble trying to get this typeinto the image field. I guess the question is how do I get a largefloating point array into an image (byte)field of a database using thedataset class for new row entry.Thanks
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Jan 30, 2008
Hi,
I'm storing thumbnails in SQL CE and accessing them from my WPF application. The save seems to take place ok and there's binary data in the image field however when it comes back out it appears to be corrupted somehow. Can someone have a look at the code below and verify I'm doing the conversion correctly before storing in my image field? Thanks!
- Roland
Code Snippet
private byte[] GetArrayOfPixels(BitmapSource bitmapsource)
{
Int32 stride = bitmapsource.PixelWidth * bitmapsource.Format.BitsPerPixel / 8;
Int32 ByteSize = stride * bitmapsource.PixelHeight * bitmapsource.Format.BitsPerPixel / 8;
byte[] arrayofpixel = new byte[ByteSize];
bitmapsource.CopyPixels(arrayofpixel, stride, 0);
return arrayofpixel;
}
//I assign the byte array returned to my datatable like so:
MediaAsset asset = new MediaAsset(){
Thumbnail =
new Binary(GetArrayOfPixels(Thumbnail as BitmapSource));
}
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myDB.SubmitChanges();
Am I not getting that pixel array correctly for storage?
Thanks for the help!
Roland
Storing Pictures In Image Data Type
Apr 17, 2001Hey all,
Just starting to investigate this. I need to store digital pictures in my database for use in claims and disputes. I have played a bit with the image datatype but notice that one picture takes up 1Mb as a TIFF and 3Mb as a JPEG. Does anybody work with this stuff and if you do what is the best picture format to use in regards to keeping clarity but minimizing size used in the db. Is there any load conversion routines that would shrink the size of the file.
Any suggestions or comments on this topic are appreciated.
Thx. Kelsey
Storing Pictures In Image Data Type
Apr 17, 2001Hey all,
Just starting to investigate this. I need to store digital pictures in my database for use in claims and disputes. I have played a bit with the image datatype but notice that one picture takes up 1Mb as a TIFF and 3Mb as a JPEG. Does anybody work with this stuff and if you do what is the best picture format to use in regards to keeping clarity but minimizing size used in the db. Is there any load conversion routines that would shrink the size of the file.
Any suggestions or comments on this topic are appreciated.
Thx. Kelsey
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Aug 23, 2007Hi. how can i store binary data to another field with image data types.
here is my sample code
--note: [CUD_DOCUMENT] and [RES_DOCUMENT] are image data type
DECLARE @CUD_DOCUMENT binary
SELECT @CUD_DOCUMENT = CUD_DOCUMENT FROM CUD_CONTINUOUS_UPLOAD_DOCUMENTS
INSERT INTO [RES_RESUMES](
[RES_DOCUMENT] -- image data type
) VALUES (
@CUD_DOCUMENT)
thnx for the help.
Storing Image In Sql Server 2005 In Binary Format?
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Dec 22, 2000Hi,
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
Storing Binary Files In DB
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We will also need to migrate existing files working with old VB application to .net c# application
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Storing Files In Database
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.
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Any webpage I should read?
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Oct 29, 2004Hi,
Thanks in advance.
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Nov 29, 2006Hi There,
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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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