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Re: 1 KB GIF takes 4 MB on DB2 ????????

  • Subject: Re: 1 KB GIF takes 4 MB on DB2 ????????
  • From: jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 12:20:14 -0500
 

>> My one KB gif takes up 4MB on db2 where it is  stored as a BLOB.  Can
anybody explain why and how to avoid such  overhead.

Try using a DataLink  field in your table and store it as a GIF on the IFS.
Instead of storing the object itself in the table.

John Carr

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