Storing/Retrieving Flash Files In/from Sql Server 2005
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?
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
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
Hi friends, i want to know something abt sql server installation and database properties as under.1) how much disk space reqd by multiuser sqlserver 2000 db to install ?2) is it possible to install sql 2K on Flash Drive ( gen connect at USB) ?3) When v create a database user Enterprise Manager , which files created by database ?4) If i Know datafiles name of a database e.g. pubs , and if v copied on cd and paste on other system which has sql 2K install , does those database works ?5) is it possible to create database on flash drive ? thanx in advance.
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
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.
Can someone please tell me if it is possible to insert a flash movie into MSSQL 2005 and if so what would be the most appropraite data type to use for this. Any links to tutorials on how to uplaod such fiules would be appreciated
As part of a web site I allow users to store documents in SQL Server 2000 using an Image column on a table. After the file is saved the user can open the document through the browser. This works great for most file extensions such as ".XLS" or ".DOC" but fails when attempting to open ".MSG" files (saved outlook messages). XLS documents will open in Excel and DOC documents open in Word, but MSG documents open in Notepad and display what appears to be binary data. I'm trying to figure out if this is a SQL Server issue or some sort of ASP/ASP.NET webserver issue.
If I attempt to open an MSG file stored directly on the web server, the file opens correctly using the "Microsoft Outlook View Control", but when attempting to open the same file saved in SQL Server, it attempts to open in notepad.
I need help(Tutorials or online links) regarding storing and retrieval of files in Sql server (BLOB) using ASP.net and C#. Secondly,Is it possible to search file in BLOB using SQL server Full text search service.
I have a package that processes a flat file, which is generated by a separate system each weekday around 3:30AM. I would like my package to store the timestamp of the input file and compare it to the timestamp of the next day's file. If they are the same, then the package can exit without reprocessing a particular file again.
So, my first question is whether a package variable can be updated so that its value will persist from one run to the next?
Second, what is the syntax to retrieve the file's timestamp, either directly from the file connection manager or within a script task?
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.
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
Hi,I am tasked with creating a site in two languages: English and Farsi (Persian), which is a right-to-left language.I am having problems with the Faris version when it comes to stroing and retrieving data. I can use Farsi fonts and type data into tables, but when I try to retrieve them they are displayed as ?????. I check the table and it says there were problems retriving data and asks to run the query again. When I click on "Execute SQL", the content of the fields that were in Farsi change to ?????.I am new to MS-SQL and would appreciate it if you could tell me how to set up non-English database.TIA.
I am not sure if this is the right folder to post, but currently I'm considering using Flash as an interface, the application at www.mobik.com seems impressive, simple and sweet. But I'm wondering if I can build desktop application with flash and SQL2005 as backend for all the processing. at the same time, the flash shall be getting updates from a server. Possible?
I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum (forgive me if I'm not) since I'm not sure if this is an issue with inserting an item into a db or the processing of what I get out of it. I wrote a basic commenting system in which someone my post a comment about something written on the site. I wanted to keep it very simple, but I at least want the ability for a user to have newlines in their comment without having to hardcode a <br /> or something like that. Is there a way for me to detect a newline if someone, for example, is going to their next paragraph? Let me know if you need a better explanation. Thanks in advance!
I've created a linked server (and set up the corresponding schema.ini file) in order to perform bulk-inserts from some CSV text files into SQL tables (from my standpoint the text files are just for reading purposes). The linked server works fine (I can select the data in the files without a problem).
Now the question: is possible to automatically detect when one or more of those files change in order to start the import process automatically? Something like having a trigger created on the CSV files Or there's no easy way to do that so I have, to say something, to create a Job that periodically checks if the files have changed programatically (say, recording each file's timestamp everytime is imported and comparing the recorded value with the current one, or whatever)?
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
Is there any way to store a binary or image file into a database record / save a binary or image record back into a file using Transact SQL? If yes, would the "image" data type be most suitable?
(As a background, I am working on a process that deals with incomign emails, and I am using SQL Mail for that purpose. The above is needed to deal with attachments that may come with emails, and which are saved in a physical file on the HDD).
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.
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
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 ?
Hi All,I am looking to store a DataSet into a Table in SQL Server 2005, or any object for that matter. I cannot find any code to perform. Can anyone help?Many Thanks,Peppa.
Hi Everyone, I have an e-commerce site that uses Profiles in ASP.NET 2.0 to store items in a shopping cart. The problem is that we are now using LDAP authentication, so we are getting rid of the ASPNETDB membership database that stores the profile values. How can get the shopping cart functionalty to work with SQL Server 2005? How can I store the profile object in a SQL Server instead of the ASP.NET memberships database? Here is the profile field: <profile enabled="true"> <properties> <add name="Cart" serializeAs="Binary" type="Commerce.ShoppingCart" allowAnonymous="true"/> </properties> </profile>
I have a directory with many images, i need to load these images into sql server.We want to staore them in the database instead of the file server.
What is the best way to do this? TSQL (i am hoping), .NET code or maybe even SSIS ?
I have been reading what i can find in BOL basically all i know so far is that image data type will be no more in the future and i should use a varbinary(max) data type. Basically i need a good link or something that can demonstrate how one can go about loading images into Sql Server 2005.
Does anyone know whats wrong with my code? ~Nothing wrong with my code, code is correct!
I let it run and it keeps saying that the file does not exist. Seem as though, the path of my file doesn't exist! Any suggestions on how to program the path of my file so I can be able to retreive it such as open the file and access the file?
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim SQL As String
Dim rawData() As Byte
Dim RowsAffected As Integer
Dim filename As String
filename = "H:My Documentsabc.pdf"
Try
If System.IO.File.Exists(filename) Then
Dim filePermission As New System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermission(System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermissionAccess.Read, System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlActions.View, filename)
filePermission.Demand()
Else
MessageBox.Show("file does not exist", "File", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
End If
Dim fs As FileStream
fs = New FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)
Hi - I'm new to SSRS/SQL and have a situation I can't figure out. I've tried a number of things, but I'm not sure the best way to return a calculated column based on the structure of my tables.
I have a primary Detail table that tracks product testing results. The Detail records need to be calculated against a "Year" table that contains a set of values by year. This table contains a single record for each year. There isn't a direct key that joins these two tables.
The Detail table looks like: Record ID: 9999 PO Number: 12345 Date: 12/1/2007 Test Result: 1.52
The Year table looks like: Record ID: 1 Start Date: 10/6/2007 End Date: 6/14/2008 LowVal1: 1.0 HighVal1: 1.49 Incentive1: .05 LowVal2: 1.50 HighVal2: 1.59 Incentive2: .06 and so on...
The Detail records need to find the correct Year record based on the Detail date, find the correct value within the LowVal - HighVal range based on the Test Result value, and then multiply the Test Result by the correct Incentive value and return that value.
I was able to find the correct LowVal-HighVal range using an Expression in the report column. Now that I need multiple years, I can't figure out the best way to configure the query.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
how can i stored audio file in Sql Server, so that i can loop my web page to fill the table with a link to download the audio. What will be the best way to achieve that.
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
I am new to VC# and SQL Express. I am currently trying to find a way to store user selected files into SQL Express. I am using a column with the varbinary(MAX) data type. My current thought is to give the user a open file dialog box, and let them select the file they want to upload. On closing this dialog box, I convert the file selected into a file stream and insert into SQL Express.
Is this method a good one? If anyone else can give me pointers or hints to better methods, please do!