Converting binary data to docs of various types?

• Joseph Uher

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  August 16, 2007 at 1:32 pm

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  New skills for me: I've been given a db w/ docs as binary data in .rtf, .pdf, .xls, ..., etc.

  To produce these docs (in order to save them to the file system) ... I have to write an app which queries the db, selects the doc-type, and passes the binary data as a stream to the appropriate application (eg, wordpad, adobe, excel, ..., etc.)?

  Am I likely to find such apps already written as open source (Windows apps)?

  Or have I entirely missed the boat on this?

  All suggestions considered. Thanks.

  Joseph

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  August 16, 2007 at 7:52 pm

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  How about this one?

  http://www.motobit.com/tips/detpg_read-write-sql-image-file/

• Joseph Uher

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  August 17, 2007 at 5:13 am

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  Gave it aquick scan this morning ... seems to cover all the concepts, at least to get started. Thanks for agreat reference!

  Joseph