howto store files in mysql

2003-06-14 Thread Joe Baptista
I need to store a file as mysql record. I assume I use the text variable but have no idea how to read the file into the mysql record. Please note I am not reading a file to a table - so not the LOAD DATA INFILE function but a means of storeing the contents of a file as a record. anyone know

Re: howto store files in mysql

2003-06-14 Thread Becoming Digital
If you mean a file as in an image or other binary data, you need to use a BLOB field. Edward Dudlik Becoming Digital www.becomingdigital.com - Original Message - From: Joe Baptista [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 14 June, 2003 19:57 Subject: howto store files