Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:49:27 +0100
From: Jean-Paul ARGUDO <jean-paul.argudo@idealx.com>
To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Large Objects
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Hi all,


I searched to know more about LARGE OBJECTS. Since I come from Oracle
world, I first checked section DATATYPES in the admin guide... I read
about the CREATE DATATYPE, but I couldn't figure out with this with
Large Objects..

I knew that PostgreSQL support long datatypes but I wanted to implement
it in my database (got to store images .jpg ...).

Searching the doc around and around, I finaly found on
developers.postgresql.org the dev projects and TOAST project.

I read line Ť TOAST implemented in 7.1 ť !!!

Since I am in 7.1.3 I search the doc (nasty grep) about TOAST.

I found then all the doc on Large Objects in the Programmer's Guide
section Ť client interfaces ť :-)

Is this a good place for that? Maybe yes, because thinking about what
does the backend to store these oid's... 

So my request is Ť Please add a link from DATATYPE pages to theses pages
about Large Object ť.. Just to let know people like me that Large
Objects can be stored in PostgreSQL.

Thanks in advance!

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Jean-Paul ARGUDO                     		IDEALX S.A.S
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