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Store file data to SQL without streaming on server – MSDN TSQL forum

October 14, 2015 1 comment

–> Question:

I need to store file(s) to SQL without streaming / reading at Server. I have created a Web API with AngularJS and SQL.

e.g.

var fileType = httpRequest.Files[file].ContentType;
var fileStrm = httpRequest.Files[file].InputStream;
var fileSize = httpRequest.Files[file].ContentLength;
byte[] fileRcrd = new byte[fileSize];
var file_Name = Path.GetFileName(filePath);
fileStrm.Read(fileRcrd, 0, fileSize);

Is it possible to send file data to SQL (in bytes) without streaming / reading at server?

I don’t want to put a load on server for large files. just read the data and send them to SQL where SQL will do the streaming and store data as varbinary.
 

–> Answer:

Store the file in File System via FileTable feature that uses filestream out of the box.

Check this blog on how to setup and use FileTables starting SQL Server 2012.

You can also setup Full Text Search over these files here.
 

Ref link.


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