Inserting BLOB Values with setBlob Method

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[edit] Overview - Inserting BLOB Values with setBlob Method

This Java example program shows how to insert BLOB Values with setBlob Method.

[edit] Java Source Code

• Package: example.jdbc.preparedstatement
• File: DemoPreparedStatementSetBlob.java

package example.jdbc.preparedstatement;
 
/*
 * 
 * Defining the Table: Oracle and MySql
 * 
 * create table MyPictures ( id INT PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(0), photo BLOB );
 */
 
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
 
public class DemoPreparedStatementSetBlob {
    public static Connection getConnection() throws Exception {
	String driver = "org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver";
	String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/databaseName";
	String username = "root";
	String password = "root";
	Class.forName(driver);
	Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password);
	return conn;
    }
 
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
	Connection conn = null;
	PreparedStatement pstmt = null;
	ResultSet rs = null;
	java.sql.Blob blob = null;
	try {
	    conn = getConnection();
	    // prepare blob object from an existing binary column
	    pstmt = conn.prepareStatement("select photo from my_pictures where id = ?");
	    pstmt.setString(1, "0001");
	    rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
	    rs.next();
	    blob = rs.getBlob(1);
 
	    // prepare SQL query for inserting a new row using setBlob()
	    String query = "insert into blob_table(id, blob_column) values(?, ?)";
	    // begin transaction
	    conn.setAutoCommit(false);
 
	    pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(query);
	    pstmt.setString(1, "0002");
	    pstmt.setBlob(2, blob);
 
	    int rowCount = pstmt.executeUpdate();
	    System.out.println("rowCount=" + rowCount);
	    // end transaction
	    conn.commit();
	} finally {
	    rs.close();
	    pstmt.close();
	    conn.close();
	}
    }
}

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[edit] Required External Libraries and/or Files for this Java Example

In order to run this Java example, one of the following libraries may be required: In order to run this example program, one of the following libraries may be required:

• MySQL JDBC driver. You can download it from MySQL Connector/J — for connecting to MySQL from Java
• Oracle JDBC driver. You can download it from JDBC driver for Oracle.
• MSSQL JDBC driver. There are several vendors provide JDBC driver for MSSQL, you should chose one of them:
  • jTDS - SQL Server and Sybase JDBC driver. It is an open source JDBC 3.0 Type 4 driver for Microsoft SQL Server (6.5, 7.0, 2000 and 2005) and Sybase. jTDS is the fastest JDBC driver for MS SQL Server and is a complete implementation of the JDBC spec. You can download it from jTDS - SQL Server and Sybase JDBC driver
  • MSSQL JDBC driver from Microsoft.
    • JDBC driver for MSSQL 2000. You can download it from SQL Server 2000 Driver for JDBC Service Pack 3
    • JDBC driver for MSSQL 2005. You can download it from Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2
• PostgreSQL JDBC driver. You can download it from PostgreSQL JDBC driver. It is a pure Java (Type IV) implementation.
• HSQLDB JDBC Driver. HSQLDB is the leading SQL relational database engine written in Java. It has a JDBC driver and supports a rich subset of ANSI-92 SQL plus SQL 99 and 2003 enhancements. You can download it from hsqldb.

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