> +1 > > For medical imaging, at least in radiology (PACS), you usually see the > terabytes of images being stored on a NAS somewhere, and the database > itself is actually pretty small just pointing to filenames of where the > pictures are located. This keeps the database small and fast, and lets > you add storage without the complication of using Logical Volume > Management since you don't need to extend your filesystem to add space. > Just add a completely new block of space and start writing your images > out to it, storing the location in a field in your DB. > > On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 08:46 AM, Salada, Duncan wrote: > > > You can store pictures in a BLOB field, but it is generally > > recommended that > > you simply store the filename of the picture. > >
I'm not shure, but is there a feature in oracle, which stores something like "BLOBS" internally as files? Is something like that planed in MySQL? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
