Same question here (since we're storing blobs in Neo today). Also, the same question applies on "clobs" - if we store the data as a string (e.g. JSON format) instead of binary, is that better than byte[]?
-----Original Message----- From: user-boun...@lists.neo4j.org [mailto:user-boun...@lists.neo4j.org] On Behalf Of Atle Prange Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 7:30 AM To: Neo4j user discussions Subject: Re: [Neo4j] Store binary data with byte [] Around what size of byte[] should i consider using some other storage means than neo4j? Could it be as easy as just storing the byte[] as a single file transparently? -atle On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Mattias Persson <matt...@neotechnology.com> wrote: > Neo4j isn't optimized to store big data blobs, so storing binaries as > byte[] properties isn't really recommended at the moment. There are > discussions on ways to enable such a feature and I'm guessing it'll > show up in later releases. > > 2010/6/22 go canal <goca...@yahoo.com>: >> Hello, >> Sorry, this maybe asked before - I saw byte [] is supported as property type. I assume I can use that to store binary data, like attachments. >> >> Is there any storage limit to it ? Will indexing/searching performance be affected ? >> Thanks, >> canal >> thanks, >> canal >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Neo4j mailing list >> User@lists.neo4j.org >> https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user >> > > > > -- > Mattias Persson, [matt...@neotechnology.com] > Hacker, Neo Technology > www.neotechnology.com > _______________________________________________ > Neo4j mailing list > User@lists.neo4j.org > https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user > _______________________________________________ Neo4j mailing list User@lists.neo4j.org https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user _______________________________________________ Neo4j mailing list User@lists.neo4j.org https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user
