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From: Eugene Yin <eugeneymail@ymail.com>
To: Postgres List <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Subject: BYTEA
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:33:38 +0000 (UTC)
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Pg 9.4+
Storing binary data using bytea or text data types   
   -  Pluses      
      -  Storing and Accessing entry utilizes the same interface when accessing any other data type or record. 
      -  No need to track OID of a "large object" you create

   -  Minus 
   
   -  bytea and text data type both use TOAST (details here)      
      -  limited to 1G per entry 
      -  4 Billion (> 2KB) entries per table max.

   -  Need to escape/encode binary data before sending to DB then do the reverse after retrieving the data 
   -  Memory requirements on the server can be steep even on a small record set. 
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/BinaryFilesInDB



Do I  really Need to escape/encode binary data before sending to DB then do the reverse after retrieving the data?
If so, what (Java) codes should I use to achieve this goal (I am using the Java to interface with the DB)?


Thanks
Eugene

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