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From: noren@dinl.uucp (Charles Noren)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re:  PC/UNIX/Mac databases that support images?
Message-ID: <1513@dinl.mmc.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 90 19:25:09 GMT
References: <598@shodha.dec.com> <26017@cup.portal.com> <3952@quanta.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: noren@dinl.UUCP (Charles Noren)
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In article <3952@quanta.eng.ohio-state.edu> segel@quanta.eng.ohio-state.edu (Gargoyle) writes:
>In article <26017@cup.portal.com> Andre_Louis_Marquis@cup.portal.com writes:
>>
>>The most important property is that the database can display the image on the
>>screen.  An ideal database would accept multiple image formats as input and
>>flexible?  I'm stuck dealing with everything from 16x16 monochrome bitmaps to
  ...
>>Since you mentioned uninterpreded byte strings, what databases support even
>>that?  Product literature rarely mentions such things.  Thanks.
>
>Try calling Informix. Our new product Online does support BLOBS (up to
>2 Meg I think).
>
...sorry I joined the conversation late,

Recently I developed an interface for SUN Pixrect Images to be stored
in the Gemstone Database (Servio Logic, Beaverton OR, (503) 629-8283)
for a product we developed.  Gemstone can accept "string" data
(unsigned bytes) objects up to 2^31 - 1 bytes in length, more than
enough to store the images we need.  Since the images are stored
directly inside our Gemstone database, the O-O features of
Gemstone permit to manipulate the image in some interesting ways.

Another database that can handle large byte data for direct storage
of images is Sybase (Colorado rep is (303) 721-3308, who can get
you in touch with other rep's).  Sybase is working with VI Corp.,
(makers of the DataViews graphics package) to make a bridge between
DataViews and Sybase.  What this actually is, I don't know, but you
can call Jim Lee of VI Corp, (415) 493-9222 for further information.

Hope this helps,
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Chuck Noren
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