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SQLSeeker
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Posted - 2010-04-20 : 05:42:28
Hi,

In my Application, I want to save word/PDF file to Database. As I know there are two ways by which we can save files.
1) By saving File on Hard Drive and saving Path of the file in
database.
2) By using Binary Large Objects(BLOB)

Which option is effective performance wise.

Thanks

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2010-04-20 : 09:40:22
if you're using SQL 2008, go for filestream access. If not, it might be better to go for filesystem rather than BLOB provided you're ready to manage security aspects access restriction etc yourselves.

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