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From: bgolden@infmx.UUCP (Bernard Golden)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: RDBMSs that can handle binary data?
Summary: binary data
Message-ID: <699@infmx.UUCP>
Date: 21 Dec 88 15:29:07 GMT
References: <157@sunquest.UUCP> <588@sactoh0.UUCP>
Organization: Informix Software Inc., Menlo Park, CA.
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In article <588@sactoh0.UUCP>, bfbreedl@sactoh0.UUCP (Bob F. Breedlove) writes:
> In article <157@sunquest.UUCP>, whm@sunquest.UUCP (Bill Mitchell) writes:
> > We have a need for a database that can handle binary data of arbitrary
> > length.  We've looked at Oracle, Ingres, Sybase, Informix, and Unify, and Unify
> > is the only suitable one we've found thus far.
> 
> I'm not sure what you mean arbitrary length, but we're using
> Informix on Plexus computers to store compressed image data. This
> is of varying length.
> 
> -- 
> Bob Breedlove  SYSOP: BOBsBBS (916/929-7511)
>         pacbell!sactoh0!bfbreedl


Actually, a binary data type will be available in our next release, slated
for first half of 1989 (that is, generally available, not just on Plexus).
The data size (length) will be up to 2 gigabytes.  Hope this helps.  If
you have any further questions, email me.


-b





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