Storing Images in Database

Question

Post reply

Storing Images in Database

SQL.AP

Hall of Fame

Points: 3244
More actions
February 25, 2015 at 11:55 pm

#398083

Hi,
I want to store Images as binary data in SQL table and compare it each time with a image file I am getting.
I've tried below approach but getting error:
DROP TABLE #BLOBTest
CREATE TABLE #BLOBTest
(
TestID int IDENTITY(1,1),
BLOBName varChar(50),
BLOBData varBinary(MAX)
);
INSERT INTO #BLOBTest
(BLOBName, BLOBData)
SELECT 'First test file',
BulkColumn FROM OPENROWSET(
Bulk 'C:\Files\12656.jpg', SINGLE_BLOB) AS BLOB
Error: Msg 4861, Level 16, State 1, Line 10
Cannot bulk load because the file "C:\Files\12656.jpg" could not be opened. Operating system error code 3(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105).
Please help.
____________________________________________________________
AP

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 234013 More actions · Answer 1

The error 3 indicates a lack of ntfs permissions on the file location.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉

SQL.AP Hall of Fame Points: 3244 More actions · Answer 2

I have given all permissions, still same issue.

Is there any other way we can store images as binary in SQL table?

____________________________________________________________

AP

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 234013 More actions · Answer 3

Anshul Parmar (2/26/2015)
I have given all permissions, still same issue.

Full permission to who??

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉

Lowell SSC Guru Points: 323518 More actions · Answer 4

the file must exist on the server, unless you explicitly call a unc path like \\servername\c$\Files\12656.jpg

even then, the service account that SQL runs under must be the one with permissions to wherever the file exists...not YOU.

Lowell

--help us help you! If you post a question, make sure you include a CREATE TABLE... statement and INSERT INTO... statement into that table to give the volunteers here representative data. with your description of the problem, we can provide a tested, verifiable solution to your question! asking the question the right way gets you a tested answer the fastest way possible!