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tmcrouse
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Posted - 2014-12-02 : 10:53:34

I am having a problem finding the correct code to insert my .pdf file into my SQL table. The table name is Prog with the following columns:

Prog_ID(PK) Prog_NM Prog_Desc Attachment(varbinary(max))
10 Smoking Quit Smoking
100 HCL Healthy Living .pdf
1001 Diabetes Diabetes Fotonovellas
10.0 BCS Breast Cancer
Pharm1 ACE/ARB ACE/ARB Compliance

As of now, the .pdf I have is for the Prog_ID 100, HCL. I need to put the .pdf attachment on this row.
I have found all sorts of various code such as:


 INSERT INTO Prog (pdfData) SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET(BULK 'c:\pdfSample.pdf', SINGLE_BLOB);

Where the select is, would I follow after openrowset where Prog_ID = '100'

And then include the rest of the statement with the path? Placing this .pdf in the database, it seems that it would actually point to the c:\ drive and not actually upload the attachment into the database. If that is the case, I would have to put the .pdf on our SharePoint and point to that path. The .pdfs will not be very large and I was thinking it would be better to have them actually stored in the database. any help would be greatly appreciated.

tmc

gbritton
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2780 Posts

Posted - 2014-12-02 : 11:13:43

BULK INSERT will insert the data, not the file path. See examples here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-CA/library/ms191184.aspx

"Where the select is, would I follow after openrowset where Prog_ID = '100'"

doesn't make sense. You are inserting a new row into Prog, which means you also need to supply a value for Prog_Id. OTOH the SELECT statement queries an OpenRowset and there is no column Prog_Id to look at.

tmcrouse
Starting Member

12 Posts

Posted - 2014-12-02 : 11:19:25

Oh, I have all the rows that will be in this table already. I am just adding the .pdf attachment to an already existing row. I will see if I can find an alternative query. Maybe it should be update instead of insert. I will view the examples from the link. Is there a way after I have my questions answered successfully to mark as solved?

tmc

gbritton
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2780 Posts

Posted - 2014-12-02 : 11:27:20

then you will do an UPDATE, not an INSERT

tmcrouse
Starting Member

12 Posts

Posted - 2014-12-02 : 14:41:49

UPDATE prog SET (bulk attachment='c:\users\ad36742\documents\qualproject\miscfiles\2013 commercial healthy checklist mailer 1.pdf', single_blob)
WHERE prog_id = '100';

So like the above? Just asking because it did not work.

tmc

gbritton
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2780 Posts

Posted - 2014-12-02 : 15:04:39

Does that look like valid syntax (it's not) try this (untested, but hope you get the idea):

UPDATE prog
SET Prog_Desc Attachment=(SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET(BULK 'c:\pdfSample.pdf', SINGLE_BLOB))
WHERE prog_id = '100';

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