At a certain time, now past, Emma Grant spake thusly:
> Hi All,
>
> First of all I want to thank you all for all the help that you have given me
>throughout the last week.
>
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> I need to be able to insert images into the database through a FILE FIELD on a web
>form. I have already tried this through a simple form that I created, but it only
>inserts the actual location (eg C:Documents and
>SettingsAdministratorDesktoppersonal.jpg) of the file that I am browsing for on my
>computer. Is there some sort of syntax that I have to use that converts the image to
>binary as it gets “inserted” into the database, and then can be read by any
>program (ie, web browsers) as an image when I select it again from the database
>through a SELECT query?
>
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There are many ways to do the file transfer portion, none of which really
apply to MySQL.
I do not recommend putting images into the DB, but you want search the
documentation for the BLOB column type. Weigh the pros and cons before
implementing such a thing.
~elh
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Eric L. Howard e l h @ o u t r e a c h n e t w o r k s . c o m
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