Working with Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) Using SQL Server and ADO.NET

Sometimes, your data is not limited to strings and numbers. You need to store a large amount of data in a SQL server table. Documents, raw files, XML documents and photos are some examples. SQL sever provides special data types for such large volumes of data. In this article, I will discuss how to read and write Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) using SQL Server 2005 and ADO.NET.

Bipin Joshi is a blogger, author and a Kundalini Yogi who writes about apparently unrelated topics - Yoga & technology! A former Software Consultant and trainer by profession, Bipin is programming since 1995 and is working with .NET framework ever since its inception. He is an internationally published author and has authored or co-authored more than half a dozen books and numerous articles on .NET technologies. He has also penned a few books on Yoga. Bipin was also a Microsoft MVP for six consecutive years. You can read more about him here.

Stay updated : Twitter Facebook Google+

Tags : ADO.NET Data Access SQL Server
Posted On : 04 Aug 2008

Current Rating :
Rate this product :

This page is protected by copyright laws. Copying in any form is strictly prohibited. For Copyright notice and legal terms of use click here.

Popular from this category
Uploading and Retrieving Images From SQL Server
Working with Binary Large Objects (BLOBs) Using SQL Server and ADO.NET
Use DataReader Cleverly
Developing generic data access layer using ADO.NET 2.0
ADO.NET Series - Connecting with a Database
Generic Data Access Application Block for .NET
Developing SQL Server Database Explorer
Obtaining No. Of Record Returned From DataReader
Automate Data Export using DTS and ADO.NET
Optimistic Concurrency and DataSet Updates