binary data

Hi all!

I'm trying to store image data in a postgresql 7.3.2 data using the 7.3.2
jdbc3 drivers.  The table "tfile" contains an integer field "id" and a bytea
field "content".

I store the image with code similar to this:

  InputStream is;
  PreparedStatement statement;
  int rowsAffected;

  is = new FileInputStream("image.png");
  statement = getConnection().prepareStatement("UPDATE tfile SET content=?
WHERE id=4");
  getConnection().setAutoCommit(false);
  statement.setBinaryStream(1, is, MAX_FILE_SIZE);
  rowsAffected = statement.executeUpdate();
  getConnection().commit();
  getConnection().setAutoCommit(true);
  is.close();
}

This works fine, and the size of the "content" field in the database is
equal to the size of the file, 4342 bytes.

I fetch the image back from the database with code similar to this:

String query;
ResultSet resultSet;

query = "SELECT content FROM tfile WHERE id=4";
resultSet = null;

try {
  boolean more;

  resultSet = executeTheQuery(query);
  more = resultSet.next();

  if (more) {
    InputStream is;

    is = resultSet.getBinaryStream("content");
    setContent(is);
  }
} catch (SQLException anSQLException) {
}

I've read and re-read the documentation, and this should work.  However,
checking the size of the content InputStream shows that the size is 5527
bytes instead of 4342.  Doing a compare with the original image reveals what
seems like unicode character sequences.  For example "å" is replaced with
"Ã¥".

Is this correct behaviour?  Must I convert binary data from a bytea field?

If I have missed something obvious, I apologize, but I hope someone can help
me, please.  Any help is greatly appreciated.


With kind regards,
Uwe Kubosch

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Adviser eCommerce
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