I''ve got a rails app that retrieve tif files from the filesystem, creates multi-page pdfs and stores them in an image field in the database. It works great, except for a couple of files. The files it chokes on are anything really different from the others, they''re not the largest, nor the smallest. Everytime I try to run the app on these files, I get this error. DBI::DatabaseError: Not enough SQL parameters: INSERT INTO invoices ([account], [invoice_date], [id], [pdf]) VALUES(''BY0905001'', ''20060912 00:00:00'', 13, <binary data has been removed from the email>'') I can see the EOF marker of the pdf file at the very end of the binary data, so I know its sending the whole shebang. I''ve tried using the DBD:ADO connection and the DBD:ODBC connection, but both fail in the same way. Any hints on where to start with this? I don''t know if it matters or not, but on the error output there are a lot of single quote characters. I''m assuming they''re automatically escaped. -- Marlon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Marlon Moyer <marlon.moyer@...> writes:> > > I''ve got a rails app that retrieve tif files from the filesystem, > creates multi-page pdfs and stores them in an image field in the > database. It works great, except for a couple of files. The files it > chokes on are anything really different from the others, they''re not > the largest, nor the smallest. Everytime I try to run the app on > these files, I get this error. > > DBI::DatabaseError: Not enough SQL parameters: INSERT INTO invoices > ([account], [invoice_date], [id], [pdf]) VALUES(''BY0905001'', ''20060912 > 00:00:00'', 13, > <binary data has been removed from the email>'') > > I can see the EOF marker of the pdf file at the very end of the binary > data, so I know its sending the whole shebang. > > I''ve tried using the DBD:ADO connection and the DBD:ODBC connection, > but both fail in the same way. > > Any hints on where to start with this? I don''t know if it matters or > not, but on the error output there are a lot of single quote > characters. I''m assuming they''re automatically escaped. >Look at "Skeeterbug''s" comment (#15) at http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/1/5/rails-1-2-release-candidate-2 and at the bug report at http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/6436 I don''t think these are corrected; perhaps that''s the problem. I know I couldn''t get acts_as_attachment storage :db_system working with SQL Server at all, but it worked just fine with MySQL. Ron --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
dang, that''s not the answer I wanted to hear! :) On 2/22/07, Ron Phillips wrote:> > > Marlon Moyer <marlon.moyer@...> writes: > > > > > > > I''ve got a rails app that retrieve tif files from the filesystem, > > creates multi-page pdfs and stores them in an image field in the > > database. It works great, except for a couple of files. The files it > > chokes on are anything really different from the others, they''re not > > the largest, nor the smallest. Everytime I try to run the app on > > these files, I get this error. > > > > DBI::DatabaseError: Not enough SQL parameters: INSERT INTO invoices > > ([account], [invoice_date], [id], [pdf]) VALUES(''BY0905001'', ''20060912 > > 00:00:00'', 13, > > <binary data has been removed from the email>'') > > > > I can see the EOF marker of the pdf file at the very end of the binary > > data, so I know its sending the whole shebang. > > > > I''ve tried using the DBD:ADO connection and the DBD:ODBC connection, > > but both fail in the same way. > > > > Any hints on where to start with this? I don''t know if it matters or > > not, but on the error output there are a lot of single quote > > characters. I''m assuming they''re automatically escaped. > > > > > Look at "Skeeterbug''s" comment (#15) at > http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/1/5/rails-1-2-release-candidate-2 and > at > the bug report at http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/6436 > > I don''t think these are corrected; perhaps that''s the problem. I know I > couldn''t > get acts_as_attachment storage :db_system working with SQL Server at all, > but it > worked just fine with MySQL. > > Ron > > > > > > >-- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I did some research into this a little while back as I''m using sqlserver with FlexImage and wanted to store blobs in the database instead of on the filesystem. Alas, the rails sqlserver adapter does not support this. For what it''s worth, it would require using an ADODB.Stream object to mediate the blob access instead of an escaped string, at least for blobs over 3k. I can''t find my notes offhand, but here are a couple of links for more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258038 and some ruby code which may or may not work: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/208960 Unfortunately, modifying the sqlserver adapter to use this code would seem to be a large undertaking. It might require a considerable rethinking of the database adapter architecture, perhaps modelling sql statements as objects instead of strings. It''s probably worthwhile, I bet the oracle adapter would benefit from this as well since, as I recall, working with its blobs requires a similar effort, but it''s beyond what I can personally justify as a work task and I have yet to be bored enough outside of work to do anything about it. :) - donald --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Well, the workaround I am using might be some help, then. It''s not a ROR answer, but Coldfusion handles BLOBs in SQL Server just fine. There''s a free "code-clone" called BlueDragon that I''ve heard good things about, too. It''s a kludge, but the app is running and I''m on to the next problem. Ron>>> "Ball, Donald A Jr (Library)" <donald.ball-GjtI+QwuxAR68HQyEA6aog@public.gmane.org>02/22/2007 3:50 PM >>> I did some research into this a little while back as I''m using sqlserver with FlexImage and wanted to store blobs in the database instead of on the filesystem. Alas, the rails sqlserver adapter does not support this. For what it''s worth, it would require using an ADODB.Stream object to mediate the blob access instead of an escaped string, at least for blobs over 3k. I can''t find my notes offhand, but here are a couple of links for more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258038 and some ruby code which may or may not work: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/208960 Unfortunately, modifying the sqlserver adapter to use this code would seem to be a large undertaking. It might require a considerable rethinking of the database adapter architecture, perhaps modelling sql statements as objects instead of strings. It''s probably worthwhile, I bet the oracle adapter would benefit from this as well since, as I recall, working with its blobs requires a similar effort, but it''s beyond what I can personally justify as a work task and I have yet to be bored enough outside of work to do anything about it. :) - donald ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
could you elaborate on your work around? On 2/23/07, Ron Phillips <RPhillips-Gbsd49wXnelcb8pDYxsr+SzEyWLYDCHU@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > Well, the workaround I am using might be some help, then. It''s not a ROR > answer, but Coldfusion handles BLOBs in SQL Server just fine. There''s a free > "code-clone" called BlueDragon that I''ve heard good things about, too. > > It''s a kludge, but the app is running and I''m on to the next problem. > > Ron > > >>> "Ball, Donald A Jr (Library)" <donald.ball-GjtI+QwuxAR68HQyEA6aog@public.gmane.org> 02/22/2007 > 3:50 PM >>> > I did some research into this a little while back as I''m using sqlserver > with FlexImage and wanted to store blobs in the database instead of on the > filesystem. Alas, the rails sqlserver adapter does not support this. For > what it''s worth, it would require using an ADODB.Stream object to mediate > the blob access instead of an escaped string, at least for blobs over 3k. I > can''t find my notes offhand, but here are a couple of links for more info: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258038 > > and some ruby code which may or may not work: > > http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/208960 > > Unfortunately, modifying the sqlserver adapter to use this code would seem > to be a large undertaking. It might require a considerable rethinking of the > database adapter architecture, perhaps modelling sql statements as objects > instead of strings. It''s probably worthwhile, I bet the oracle adapter would > benefit from this as well since, as I recall, working with its blobs > requires a similar effort, but it''s beyond what I can personally justify as > a work task and I have yet to be bored enough outside of work to do anything > about it. :) > > - donald > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I wrote three scripts in CF: one to upload, one to download, and one to "deliver", by which I mean make available in a web page as an image or such. There''s not a lot of difference between the download and deliver scripts -- just the "Content-disposition" header. Coldfusion works just fine with SQL Server BLOBs, as long as you use a <cfqueryparam cfsqltype="cf_sql_blob"> for the actual binary content. When my ROR page needs a file from the db, it hits "example.com/doc_services/examples/deliver.cfm?id=23" or "example.com/doc_services/examples/download.cfm?id=23" . It''s invisible to the user, pretty much. To upload, I just made a form in ROR with the action set to "example.com/doc_services/examples/upload.cfm" and it works -- no one''s the wiser. (The upload.cfm script includes a <cflocation> tag to hit the "../show/id" URL for the record to which the asset is attached.) Here''s my _edit_asset.rhtml partial: <form action="http://example/doc_service/examples/upload.cfm" method="post" name="upload_form" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="upload_form">Enter Username: <input type="text" name="username" id="username" />Enter Password: <input type="password" name="pwd" id = ''pwd''/> <input type="hidden" name="signal_id" id = ''signal_id'' value=''<%@control_signal.id %>'' /> <br /> File: <input type="file" name="ul_path" id="ul_path" size="50"/><br /> Comments: <input type="text" name="comments" id="comments" size = "50" /> <input type="submit" name="upload_now" value="submit" /> </form> I hope that helps. It''s kind of the long way around the barn, but it makes use of ROR''s nicely-structured approach where it can, and uses CF just for handling the SQL Server BLOB type. Ron>>> "Marlon Moyer" <marlon.moyer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> 02/23/2007 10:34 AM >>>could you elaborate on your work around? On 2/23/07, Ron Phillips <RPhillips-Gbsd49wXnelcb8pDYxsr+SzEyWLYDCHU@public.gmane.org > wrote: Well, the workaround I am using might be some help, then. It''s not a ROR answer, but Coldfusion handles BLOBs in SQL Server just fine. There''s a free "code-clone" called BlueDragon that I''ve heard good things about, too. It''s a kludge, but the app is running and I''m on to the next problem. Ron>>> "Ball, Donald A Jr (Library)" <donald.ball-GjtI+QwuxAR68HQyEA6aog@public.gmane.org>02/22/2007 3:50 PM >>> I did some research into this a little while back as I''m using sqlserver with FlexImage and wanted to store blobs in the database instead of on the filesystem. Alas, the rails sqlserver adapter does not support this. For what it''s worth, it would require using an ADODB.Stream object to mediate the blob access instead of an escaped string, at least for blobs over 3k. I can''t find my notes offhand, but here are a couple of links for more info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258038 and some ruby code which may or may not work: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/208960 Unfortunately, modifying the sqlserver adapter to use this code would seem to be a large undertaking. It might require a considerable rethinking of the database adapter architecture, perhaps modelling sql statements as objects instead of strings. It''s probably worthwhile, I bet the oracle adapter would benefit from this as well since, as I recall, working with its blobs requires a similar effort, but it''s beyond what I can personally justify as a work task and I have yet to be bored enough outside of work to do anything about it. :) - donald ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
It''s entirely possible I spoke too soon. I''ve patched sqlserver adapter to apparently write blobs properly without needing ADODB.Stream mediation, thanks to some instructions kindly provided by Patrick Spence. The relevant changes to the file are: module ActiveRecord class Base def self.binary_to_string(value) value end def self.string_to_binary(value) value end end class SQLServerAdapter < AbstractAdapter def quote(value, column = nil) return value.quoted_id if value.respond_to?(:quoted_id) case value when String if column && column.type == :binary column.class.string_to_binary(value) else super end when TrueClass then ''1'' when FalseClass then ''0'' when Time, DateTime then "''#{value.strftime("%Y%m%d %H:%M:%S")}''" when Date then "''#{value.strftime("%Y%m%d")}''" else super end end end end now the blobs appear to be stored properly, even those over 7k in length, although I can''t retrieve the data using AR as expected, I get an array of integers, bytes presumably, that I haven''t yet figured out how to reconstitute into a byte "string", at least of the form that FlexImage would appreciate. Patrick''s code is: require ''win32ole'' #-- SQL Server database connection string, change as you see fit $connString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=xxxx;Initial Catalog=xxxx;Integrated Security=SSPI;" def storeImage() begin #-- change this! pdfFile = "<fully qualified file name for the .pdf file>" oCn = WIN32OLE.new("adodb.connection") oCn.connectionString = $connString oCn.open() #-- open file in readonly/binary mode file = File.open(pdfFile, "rb") pdfImage = "" print("\nReading file... ") file.each_byte {|byte| pdfImage << sprintf("%02X", byte) } pdfImage.insert(0, "0x") puts("OK") sqlInsert = "INSERT INTO pdffiles (pdffile, pdfimage) VALUES (''#{File.basename(pdfFile)}'', #{pdfImage})" oCn.execute(sqlInsert) rescue Exception => ex puts(ex.message()) ensure pdfImage = "" file.close() unless file.nil? oCn.close() unless oCn.nil? end end It''s possible some other clever person can stitch this all together into something that works. I may give it a real try over the weekend. - donald --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
hmmm, I''m still not having luck storing large files with this method. On 2/23/07, Ball, Donald A Jr (Library) <donald.ball-GjtI+QwuxAR68HQyEA6aog@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > It''s entirely possible I spoke too soon. I''ve patched sqlserver adapter to > apparently write blobs properly without needing ADODB.Stream mediation, > thanks to some instructions kindly provided by Patrick Spence. The relevant > changes to the file are: > > module ActiveRecord > class Base > def self.binary_to_string(value) > value > end > > def self.string_to_binary(value) > value > end > end > > class SQLServerAdapter < AbstractAdapter > def quote(value, column = nil) > return value.quoted_id if value.respond_to?(:quoted_id) > > case value > when String > if column && column.type == :binary > column.class.string_to_binary(value) > else > super > end > when TrueClass then ''1'' > when FalseClass then ''0'' > when Time, DateTime then "''#{value.strftime("%Y%m%d > %H:%M:%S")}''" > when Date then "''#{value.strftime("%Y%m%d")}''" > else super > end > end > > end > end > > now the blobs appear to be stored properly, even those over 7k in length, > although I can''t retrieve the data using AR as expected, I get an array of > integers, bytes presumably, that I haven''t yet figured out how to > reconstitute into a byte "string", at least of the form that FlexImage would > appreciate. > > Patrick''s code is: > > require ''win32ole'' > > #-- SQL Server database connection string, change as you see fit > $connString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=xxxx;Initial > Catalog=xxxx;Integrated Security=SSPI;" > > def storeImage() > > begin > > #-- change this! > pdfFile = "<fully qualified file name for the .pdf file>" > > oCn = WIN32OLE.new("adodb.connection") > oCn.connectionString = $connString > oCn.open() > > #-- open file in readonly/binary mode > file = File.open(pdfFile, "rb") > pdfImage = "" > > print("\nReading file... ") > > file.each_byte {|byte| > pdfImage << sprintf("%02X", byte) > } > > pdfImage.insert(0, "0x") > puts("OK") > > sqlInsert = "INSERT INTO pdffiles (pdffile, pdfimage) VALUES > (''#{File.basename(pdfFile)}'', #{pdfImage})" > oCn.execute(sqlInsert) > > rescue Exception => ex > > puts(ex.message()) > > ensure > > pdfImage = "" > file.close() unless file.nil? > oCn.close() unless oCn.nil? > > end > > end > > It''s possible some other clever person can stitch this all together into > something that works. I may give it a real try over the weekend. > > - donald > > >-- "We all had delusions in our heads, we all had our minds made up for us, we had to believe in something, ...so we did." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Has anyone had any luck using adodb.stream. I''m trying to use it to write the contents of an RMagick generated blob into the database. It blows up when I get to this: mstream.write(Invoice.pdf) #Invoice.pdf is a dynamically generated pdf blob which registers as a string The error I get is "Arguments are of the wrong type, are out of acceptable range, or are in conflict with one another" I''ve tried, Invoice.pdf.to_a, Invoice.pdf.each_byte { |byte| byte } each results in the same message. Here is what the adodb.stream requires write (buffer) buffer: Required. An array of bytes to be written to a binary Stream object On 2/22/07, Ball, Donald A Jr (Library) <donald.ball-GjtI+QwuxAR68HQyEA6aog@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > I did some research into this a little while back as I''m using sqlserver > with FlexImage and wanted to store blobs in the database instead of on the > filesystem. Alas, the rails sqlserver adapter does not support this. For > what it''s worth, it would require using an ADODB.Stream object to mediate > the blob access instead of an escaped string, at least for blobs over 3k. I > can''t find my notes offhand, but here are a couple of links for more info: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258038 > > and some ruby code which may or may not work: > > http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/208960 > > Unfortunately, modifying the sqlserver adapter to use this code would seem > to be a large undertaking. It might require a considerable rethinking of the > database adapter architecture, perhaps modelling sql statements as objects > instead of strings. It''s probably worthwhile, I bet the oracle adapter would > benefit from this as well since, as I recall, working with its blobs > requires a similar effort, but it''s beyond what I can personally justify as > a work task and I have yet to be bored enough outside of work to do anything > about it. :) > > - donald > > >-- "We all had delusions in our heads, we all had our minds made up for us, we had to believe in something, ...so we did." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
To decode the binary string, I''ve used this: def self.binary_to_string(value) if value.kind_of? Array value.map {|c| c.chr}.join else value end end On 2/23/07, Ball, Donald A Jr (Library) <donald.ball-GjtI+QwuxAR68HQyEA6aog@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > It''s entirely possible I spoke too soon. I''ve patched sqlserver adapter to > apparently write blobs properly without needing ADODB.Stream mediation, > thanks to some instructions kindly provided by Patrick Spence. The relevant > changes to the file are: > > module ActiveRecord > class Base > def self.binary_to_string(value) > value > end > > def self.string_to_binary(value) > value > end > end > > class SQLServerAdapter < AbstractAdapter > def quote(value, column = nil) > return value.quoted_id if value.respond_to?(:quoted_id) > > case value > when String > if column && column.type == :binary > column.class.string_to_binary(value) > else > super > end > when TrueClass then ''1'' > when FalseClass then ''0'' > when Time, DateTime then "''#{value.strftime("%Y%m%d > %H:%M:%S")}''" > when Date then "''#{value.strftime("%Y%m%d")}''" > else super > end > end > > end > end > > now the blobs appear to be stored properly, even those over 7k in length, > although I can''t retrieve the data using AR as expected, I get an array of > integers, bytes presumably, that I haven''t yet figured out how to > reconstitute into a byte "string", at least of the form that FlexImage would > appreciate. > > Patrick''s code is: > > require ''win32ole'' > > #-- SQL Server database connection string, change as you see fit > $connString = "Provider=SQLOLEDB;Data Source=xxxx;Initial > Catalog=xxxx;Integrated Security=SSPI;" > > def storeImage() > > begin > > #-- change this! > pdfFile = "<fully qualified file name for the .pdf file>" > > oCn = WIN32OLE.new("adodb.connection") > oCn.connectionString = $connString > oCn.open() > > #-- open file in readonly/binary mode > file = File.open(pdfFile, "rb") > pdfImage = "" > > print("\nReading file... ") > > file.each_byte {|byte| > pdfImage << sprintf("%02X", byte) > } > > pdfImage.insert(0, "0x") > puts("OK") > > sqlInsert = "INSERT INTO pdffiles (pdffile, pdfimage) VALUES > (''#{File.basename(pdfFile)}'', #{pdfImage})" > oCn.execute(sqlInsert) > > rescue Exception => ex > > puts(ex.message()) > > ensure > > pdfImage = "" > file.close() unless file.nil? > oCn.close() unless oCn.nil? > > end > > end > > It''s possible some other clever person can stitch this all together into > something that works. I may give it a real try over the weekend. > > - donald > > >-- "He''s been fortunate, he cannot deny. Redheads, blondes, brunettes, all fall for his lines" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Well, it took a while, but here''s one way: Net::HTTP in Ruby can send form data as though it came from an HTML form. However, it can''t send multipart form data without some modification. I cribbed most of this code from http://www.pivotalblabs.com/articles/tag/ruby, who borrowed it elsewhere. I put multipart.rb in my ROR /lib: ######################### require ''net/https'' require "mime/types" class Net::HTTP::Post def multipart_params=(param_hash={}) boundary_token = [Array.new(8) {rand(256)}].join self.content_type = "multipart/form-data; boundary=#{boundary_token}" boundary_marker = "--#{boundary_token}\r\n" self.body = param_hash.map { |param_name, param_value| boundary_marker + case param_value when Array file_to_multipart(param_name, param_value[0], param_value[1]) else text_to_multipart(param_name, param_value.to_s) end }.join('''') + "--#{boundary_token}--\r\n" end protected def file_to_multipart(key, file_content, filename) mime_types = MIME::Types.of(filename) mime_type = mime_types.empty? ? "application/octet-stream" : mime_types.first.content_type part = %Q|Content-Disposition: form-data; name="#{key}"; filename="#{filename}"\r\n| part += "Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary\r\n" part += "Content-Type: #{mime_type}\r\n\r\n#{file_content}\r\n" end def text_to_multipart(key,value) "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"#{key}\"\r\n\r\n#{value}\r \n" end end ########################### Then in my controller: ############################## def update require ''multipart'' # actually, this line''s at the top, just after the class def. asset = Asset.new(params[:asset]) request_params = asset.attributes request_params[''upload_now'']=''nothingness'' if params[''ul_path''].respond_to?(''read'') #a file was given; TODO: add code to #sanitize the filename, set the size, and set the extension request_params[''ul_path'']= [params[''ul_path''].read, ''somename.jpg''] else request_params[''ul_path'']= '''' end request_params[''username'']=params[:username] request_params[''pwd'']=params[:pwd] conn = Net::HTTP.new(''localhost'')# or whatever base URL conn.start do |http| request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(''/uber/doc_service/landslides/ update.cfm'') request.multipart_params=request_params @response = http.request(request) end render :text=>@response.body end ############################### It works. It''s not especially pretty, but it works. Good old Coldfusion has one big advantage: it can talk to anything MS makes, I believe, including Access. We''re going to keep using it for that reason (if no other) until someone gets the whole ROR/SQL Server mess hashed out. Ron On Feb 23, 11:34 am, "Marlon Moyer" <marlon.mo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> could you elaborate on your work around? > > On 2/23/07, Ron Phillips <RPhill...-Gbsd49wXnelcb8pDYxsr+SzEyWLYDCHU@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > Well, the workaround I am using might be some help, then. It''s not a ROR > > answer, but Coldfusion handles BLOBs in SQL Server just fine.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---