I need to write codes to access many image files and wave files and display them on the webpage. Both of these files are stored on the server (as many experts in this forum adviced) and their locations are in the SQL server database. About the wav files, I think I will have to convert them to MP3 first for fast delivery on internet. Since I am a newbie, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
I have a table structure like this
EmpID LastName FirstName Emp_Picture
100| x |T |<BINARY>
200| W |W |<BINARY>
..
..
ETC
This table has 935 rows in it with Emp_Picture Blank.
How to insert the jpeg files into the Emp_Picture Column??
Do we have run the update statement for each and every employee or is there a
way to get around this problem..
Thanks in Advance
VENU
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How do I insert images, specifically small .jpg and .gif files, to a remote SQL Server 7.0 database?
Thanks,
Greg
Hi
Can anyone tell me how to store animage file into database?
Thanks
Peter
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.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a directory of files that I would like to upload with some datato a table so that I can store the files in the db. I'm not trying toparse files into rows, I want to stick the actual file in the column.Is there some kind of insert script, or bulk copy that I can use?I have about 150 docs and I would rather not go through the whole app,pick the file, upload it. etc.thx,M@
View 1 Replies View RelatedHello,What's the best way to store files of an arbitrary size in a SQLServer / MSDE database? Some files will be text, but most should bebinary (images, audio, and video). I'd like to be able to store allthe files directly in the database so that backing everything up is asingle operation (I can do this, right?). Data retrieval speed is notoverly critical, as the code in question will be running on the samemachine as the database and will only have a single instance of theclient application. Any advice and/or hyperlinks to whitepapers on thesubject would be appreciated.Thanks,Will GantJoin Bytes!
View 2 Replies View RelatedI would like to have a SSIS package which loops through each xml file (.xml files) in a folder on the network. And then for each file pull out the data and insert into a sql server table.
Please kindly guide me through this i.e. What task(s) are required, etc.
Thanks
Help!!
I need to store a few thousand images in a sql server database.
I've managed to write the asp code to retrieve images that are already in the pubs database, but haven't been able to find a satisfactory way of inserting new pictures in the first place.
At the moment we're using Notes and its great 'cos you just cut and paste them in. But now we need to take them all out and put them into sql server it's proving to be a nightmare. Any clues anyone??
Anyone have any luck using "Upload multiple files to SQL Server Image column"
www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3444771
In DTS designer I need to solve the following problem:
Problem:
- Import x-number of flat files into SQL Server one at a time.
Issues:
- I can't call the package recursively to process
the files because I don't want to eat up computer resources.
(there is a possiblity that there could be hundreds of files
that need to be processed and I wouldn't want to have hundreds
of package instances running).
- The files names cannot be read into a list then processed
because while the list is being processed more files could
be "dumped" into the folder by the main frame. And, all files
must be processed.
I thought about scheduling a job at the end of the package
to run the package again, however, I haven't figured out
how to do that and am still looking. DTS is new to me.
Thanks,
Martin
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!
I just want to store pic.bmp file in server using image datatype but don't getting how to do that ..
i want to know about both the actions storing and retrieving from the image data type..
like
create table amit
(
im image,
);
insert into values ()...
select * form Amit will it work...
Hello,
I would like programmatically generate rdl files with image.
I am using this XML Text Writer to create the rdl file.
But i have no idea how can i carryon on this task.
Can anyone help me in this topic?
Thanks.
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.
Any ideas?
I have been fighting with this all day. If you can point me in the right direction I'd appreiciate it. I need to load about 500 jpg files into a table. The table has 3 columns an "ID", "Filename" which has the filename of the jpg in it already, but not the unc path, and a ("Photo" Image Datatype)column which is not populated yet. I need to store the Image file in the photo field so that I can run reports in reporting services and so on and so forth. I am not sure how to complete this task.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedHere's the senario:
View 8 Replies View RelatedI'm having a problem getting the for loop container to process all excel files in a folder. I set the collection folder to where my .xls files are, and i set a variable in the for loop container to the FileName. I then changed my source connection and added expressions for
View 12 Replies View RelatedWhat I'm trying to achieve is a SSIS package that will pick up 1 or
more excel files, process the data in them via the conditional
splitter, pushing the good data into a table, and all other rows into
an error table.
I'm having some issues using the ForEach container to process multiple
excel spreadsheets into tables. The excel import into the tables is
more or less working (imports data for good cases, but uses a null if
the Excel Source when it gets an unexpected value - but that's a
seperate problem).
I found something related to this when searching, but it related to
CTPs (June and September) and trying to reuse the connection strings
they built up there (using my own variable names, naturally) causes a
'Property Value failure':
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The connection string format is not valid. It must consist of one or
more components of the form X=Y, separated by semicolons. This error
occurs when a connection string with zero components is set on database
connection manager.
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I attemtpted to use this:
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" +
@[User::RankingFileFullPath] + ";Extended Properties="Excel
8.0;HDR=YES";"
The excel importer works fine as a stand-alone component. Trying to use
the process defined in 'Profession SQL Server Integration Services'
pp140, I tried to use an expression to assign the variable value to the
connection string. I get a validation error:
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Error at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets [Excel Source [1]]: The
AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "Excel
Connection Manager" failed with error code 0xC0202009.
Error at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets [DTS.Pipeline]:
component "Excel Source" (1) failed validation and returned error code
0xC020801C.
Error at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets [DTS.Pipeline]: One or more component failed validation.
Error at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets: There were errors during task validation.
Error at Excel Importer [Connection manager "Excel Connection Manager"]: An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80040E4D.
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Any advice?
....
.... in addition ....
I attempted to change the package - I set the Data Flow validation to
Delay Validation, and changed the expression to change from:
ConnectionString @[User::RankingFileFullPath]
to
ExcelFilePath @[User::RankingFileFullPath]
This allowed the package to start debugging, and gave more information in the failure:
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SSIS package "Excel Importer.dtsx" starting.
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnPreExecute event' at executable 'Excel Importer' has been hit
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnPreExecute event' at executable 'Foreach Loop Container' has been hit
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnQueryCancel event' at executable 'Excel Importer' has been hit
Information: 0x4004300A at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets, DTS.Pipeline: Validation phase is beginning.
Warning: 0x802092A7 at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets,
ProductSalesRank Table [278]: Truncation may occur due to inserting
data from data flow column "Rank" with a length of 1000 to database
column "SalesRank" with a length of 50.
Error: 0xC0202009 at Excel Importer, Connection manager "Excel
Connection Manager": An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code:
0x80004005.
An OLE DB record is available. Source: "Microsoft JET Database
Engine" Hresult: 0x80004005 Description: "Unrecognized
database format 'D:TestingTestRanking.xls'.".
Error: 0xC020801C at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets, Excel
Source [1]: The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager
"Excel Connection Manager" failed with error code 0xC0202009.
Error: 0xC0047017 at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets,
DTS.Pipeline: component "Excel Source" (1) failed validation and
returned error code 0xC020801C.
Error: 0xC004700C at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets, DTS.Pipeline: One or more component failed validation.
Error: 0xC0024107 at Import TPNB Ranking Excel spreadsheets: There were errors during task validation.
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnQueryCancel event' at executable 'Excel Importer' has been hit
Warning: 0x80019002 at Foreach Loop Container: The Execution method
succeeded, but the number of errors raised (5) reached the maximum
allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of
errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the
MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnQueryCancel event' at executable 'Excel Importer' has been hit
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnQueryCancel event' at executable 'Excel Importer' has been hit
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnWarning event' at executable 'Excel Importer' has been hit
Warning: 0x80019002 at Excel Importer: The Execution method succeeded,
but the number of errors raised (5) reached the maximum allowed (1);
resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the
number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or
fix the errors.
SSIS breakpoint 'Break when the container receives the OnPostExecute event' at executable 'Excel Importer' has been hit
SSIS package "Excel Importer.dtsx" finished: Failure.
The program '[2460] Excel Importer.dtsx: DTS' has exited with code 0
(0x0).--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi
When images are uploaded and stored directly into a sql database as binary data (eg in the club starter kit) how can those images be accessed and displayed.
When I open the images table in VWD and select display data, the cells holding the image data hold a <binary data> tag. What I want to be able to do is get at that data, or actually get at the image so that it is displayed. My reason is this, at the moment the only way to access the images in the sql database after they have been uploaded is to log into the website and view them as an administrator of the site. It would be much simpler if I could access the database directly and view the contents of the images table.
Any ideas?
Thanks
I want to be able to load and unload, byte-for-byte, a file to and from a field of data type IMAGE in a SQL Server CE database. The files are larger than 8000 bytes so IMAGE appears to be the way to go data type wise.
I'm using VB 2008 but pseudocode for any VS language would be awesome.
I was able to do this without much effort using ADODB and its stream object, fetching a recordset object and updating the appropriate data field one "chunk" of bytes at a time. I cannot for the life of me find a way of doing this using, for example, a SqlCeResultSet.
I've tried using ADODB to connect to a SqlCe SDF database file, using a connection string that I found online, and am able to write action and select queries successfully against the database... but when I try and return a recordset that is updatable, it returns an error. So no help there.
I've searched other threads in the forums, and online in general, and I've found information on loading/unloading graphic files using a memoryStream and the toArray method thereof, but this will not work as many of the files I want to load and unload as BLOBs are not graphical in nature. FileStreams do not implement the toArray method, so I can't just stream an arbitrary file's worth of bytes that way. I also do not want to change the original file in any fashion--e.g., a hash of the source file should be identical to the file after it has been loaded into the data field and then unloaded into a new file.
Any thoughts? Your help is MUCH appreciated!
This is my first time to create web site by using Visual web developer express 2005. I want to create company's activity member profile web page by use sql database. But I don't know how to create SQL DB and Table and I don't know code for connect to sql server, code for upload image files, data file, and code for displays images. So please tell me how to do it step by step. (I use VS web developer express 2005 with vb.net) Thank you
View 3 Replies View Relatedwhile i am trying to unzip files using execute process task ,getting below error
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Warning: SSIS Warning Code DTS_W_MAXIMUMERRORCOUNTREACHED. The Execution method succeeded, but the number of errors raised (1) reached the maximum allowed (1); resulting in failure. This occurs when the number of errors reaches the number specified in MaximumErrorCount. Change the MaximumErrorCount or fix the errors.
i want to know more about unzip and zip files and folders using execute process task.
zip folder: C:Program Files7-Zip7z.exe
SQL version: SQL server 2008 R2
do not having win rar so please instruct using 7z.its quite interest to work but i don't know to get desired result.
I proposed on a new server that we separate Data Files, Log Files, tempDB, Backups, etc. onto separate LUNS on a SAN with High Speed Solid State Drives.I was told that with the new technology with solid state SAN's that it would decrease performance and that it did not work the same way as it did when you had RAID 5's etc.I thought that if things were cared out correctly by a SAN Administrator they would know how to configure for optimal performance.
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In the first step of my SSIS package I need to get files from FTP and dump it/them in a local directory, but it's more than that, the logic is like this:
1. If no file(s) found, stop executing and send email saying no file(s) found;
2. If file(s) found, then compare it/them with existing files in our archive folder; if file(s) already exist in archive folder, stop executing and send email saying file(s) already existed, if file(s) not in archive folder yet, then transfer it/them to the local directory for processing.
I know i have to use a script task to do this and i did some research and found examples for each of the above 2 steps and not both combined, so that's why I need some help here to get the logic incorporated right.
Thanks for the help in advance and i apologize for the long lines of code!
example for step 1:
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' 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 Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Pipeline.Wrapper
Imports Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem
Imports System.IO.FileSystemInfo
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()
Dim cDataFileName As String
Dim cFileType As String
Dim cFileFlgVar As String
WriteVariable("SCFileFlg", False)
WriteVariable("OOFileFlg", False)
WriteVariable("INFileFlg", False)
WriteVariable("IAFileFlg", False)
WriteVariable("RCFileFlg", False)
cDataFileName = ReadVariable("DataFileName").ToString
cFileType = Left(Right(cDataFileName, 4), 2)
cFileFlgVar = cFileType.ToUpper + "FileFlg"
WriteVariable(cFileFlgVar, True)
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Success
End Sub
Private Sub WriteVariable(ByVal varName As String, ByVal varValue As Object)
Try
Dim vars As Variables
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForWrite(varName)
Dts.VariableDispenser.GetVariables(vars)
Try
vars(varName).Value = varValue
Catch ex As Exception
Throw ex
Finally
vars.Unlock()
End Try
Catch ex As Exception
Throw ex
End Try
End Sub
Private Function ReadVariable(ByVal varName As String) As Object
Dim result As Object
Try
Dim vars As Variables
Dts.VariableDispenser.LockForRead(varName)
Dts.VariableDispenser.GetVariables(vars)
Try
result = vars(varName).Value
Catch ex As Exception
Throw ex
Finally
vars.Unlock()
End Try
Catch ex As Exception
Throw ex
End Try
Return result
End Function
End Class
example for step 2:
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' 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
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()
Try
'Create the connection to the ftp server
Dim cm As ConnectionManager = Dts.Connections.Add("FTP")
'Set the properties like username & password
cm.Properties("ServerName").SetValue(cm, "ftp.name.com")
cm.Properties("ServerUserName").SetValue(cm, "username")
cm.Properties("ServerPassword").SetValue(cm, "password")
cm.Properties("ServerPort").SetValue(cm, "21")
cm.Properties("Timeout").SetValue(cm, "0") 'The 0 setting will make it not timeout
cm.Properties("ChunkSize").SetValue(cm, "1000") '1000 kb
cm.Properties("Retries").SetValue(cm, "1")
'create the FTP object that sends the files and pass it the connection created above.
Dim ftp As FtpClientConnection = New FtpClientConnection(cm.AcquireConnection(Nothing))
'Connects to the ftp server
ftp.Connect()
'ftp.SetWorkingDirectory("..")
ftp.SetWorkingDirectory("directoryname")
Dim folderNames() As String
Dim fileNames() As String
ftp.GetListing(folderNames, fileNames)
Dim maxname As String = ""
For Each filename As String In fileNames
' whatever operation you need to do to find the correct file...
Next
Dim files(0) As String
files(0) = maxname
ftp.ReceiveFiles(files, "C: emp", True, True)
' Close the ftp connection
ftp.Close()
'Set the filename you retreive for use in data flow
Dts.Variables.Item("FILENAME").Value = maxname
Catch ex As Exception
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Failure
End Try
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Success
End Sub
End Class
I have the need to delete old backup files via TSQL job. Found this solution online:
PushD "
emoteservershareDIFF" &&(
forfiles -m *DIFF*.sqb -d -1 -c "cmd /c del /q @path"
) & PopD
It works remotely if I run it via command prompt. But when I add this to a TSQL job on my remote SQL instance, it runs without deleting anything. What I'm missing?
Brief overview...Running SQL Server 2003 Server Enterprise 64 bit - All Service Packs and patches current
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition 64 bit Build Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3054.00 (X64) Mar 23 2007 18:41:50 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Enterprise Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)
I cannot import any SSIS packages nor crete any new folders under stored packages. I hve googled the news groups and looked at BOL to no avail. HELP!!!!
I am thinking about replacing the INSERT data scriptfiles that I have with XML files. This way I can open the XMLfile using an XML Editor and see the values in a GRID andmake changes easier.Do you see any problem with this approach?I managed to put together some code that is exportinga SQL table with its data to an XML file and also a codethat reads the XML file's data and inserts it into a table.Now I am researching on XSD, td:datatype, DTD...(I am new to XML) in order to figure out how I canuse a single xml file that will hold both the sql serverfields, the datatypes and their values.If you have links to some sample code that has anythingto do with the datatype export and import I am workingon, can you please share them with me?Most importantly what do you think about the idea of usingXML files vs sql scripts?Thank you
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Can I just change the directory the log files are being written to in the DB properties without having any adverse problems occurring?
Hi!
I'm using replication with two database on SQL 2000,when begin, the log files size is 50mb and the data files size is 150mb. But now the log files size is 2Gb and the data files size is 4Gb. I would like to decrease the log files and the data files ??? How do i do this???
(I using Truncate and shrink doesn't change )
Thanks!!!