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 FileStream over varbinary(max)

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shapper
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

450 Posts

Posted - 2011-07-08 : 06:40:04
Hello,

When should I use FileStream over varbinary(max)?

What is the file size to move from one to another?

Thank You,
Miguel

sunitabeck
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

5155 Posts

Posted - 2011-07-08 : 07:11:11
This white paper written by Paul Randal has a table that compares the two approaches that you may find useful in deciding which approach to use.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc949109(v=sql.100).aspx
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