Re: BLOB vs. B-File

From: Connor McDonald <hamcdc_at_yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 07:51:06 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002E292D.20010405075730@fatcity.com>

If you're looking for a rule of thumb, I generally work by

"Large size, small volume of files" = BFILE "Small size, large volume of files" = BLOB

basically on the premise that databases are great for handling large volumes of small pieces of data, and file systems are good for a small volume of large pieces of data

hth
connor

• "Yttri, Lisa" <lisa.yttri_at_cnh.com> wrote: > Hi everyone -
  >
  > I'm looking for some information based on your
  > experiences. We have an
  > application that has large objects to store. They
  > are wondering which way
  > would be better - to store them as BLOBs within the
  > database, or as bfiles
  > outside the database. My instincts tell me BLOBs
  > would be better, but I
  > have no actual facts to base this on.
  >
  > Does anyone have any information or know of any
  > documentation I could review
  > that might help define the differences - re. coding
  > programs to access the
  > objects, performance, administration, etc.?
  >
  > Thanks -
  > Lisa
  >
  

  ---

Connor McDonald
http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk)

"Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue"

---

Do You Yahoo!?
Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie

-- 
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
-- 
Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?=
  INET: hamcdc_at_yahoo.co.uk

Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051
San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists
--------------------------------------------------------------------
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may
also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).

Received on Thu Apr 05 2001 - 09:51:06 CDT