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  1. Sep 14th, 2004, 05:07 AM #1
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    Image or Binary data type for uploading files?

    I am writing an ASP.NET web page.
    I want to be able to upload files to my server.
    This I can do, I have found the code for this.
    But when storing into DB I want to be able to store file sizes ranging from 1k to 10Mb.
    What SQL Server datatype do i require for this?
    I have the following table structure.

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    • ID (Identity)
    • Filename (String * 50)
    • FileData (Image * 16)

    Is this correct?

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    Blob is what the binary type is called in MySQL.

    But with images, it's usually better to store them as files and store only the file names in the database.
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