From: Karsten Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: column type for pdf file
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:53:31 +0200
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On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 09:39:54AM -0400, Emi Lu wrote:
> All right, it seems that everyone thinks saving a pdf into postgresql
> is not a good idea.
No.
> As a summary, disadvantages are:
> ==================================
> . Memory issue when read/save/retrieve the file
> . Increase load
Those can be a consideration, yes.
> . Consume connections
You will need a connection to the database anyway. There's
no need to use another one.
> . during transaction lo may be lost?
Huh ?
> . file systems do better than DB
That's not a fact but rather an assertion. And a partial one
at that.
You may want to search the archives a bit as this has been
discussed at length various times.
Karsten
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