topic Re: So how are attachments stored in a geodatabase exactly? in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/so-how-are-attachments-stored-in-a-geodatabase/m-p/136595#M7863 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Was actually just curious. A look into BLOB files explained the </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">why</SPAN><SPAN> anyhow. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>It would however be very useful to access them in GIS from outside without duplicating.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:12:37 GMT PaulStephenson 2014-01-08T10:12:37Z So how are attachments stored in a geodatabase exactly? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/so-how-are-attachments-stored-in-a-geodatabase/m-p/136593#M7861 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Just wondering if there is anyone out there who has a relatively simple answer to the question of how exactly attachments are stored as 'blobs' in a geodatabase table?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:19:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/so-how-are-attachments-stored-in-a-geodatabase/m-p/136593#M7861 PaulStephenson 2014-01-07T16:19:56Z Re: So how are attachments stored in a geodatabase exactly? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/so-how-are-attachments-stored-in-a-geodatabase/m-p/136594#M7862 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Why are you interested in knowing how attachments are stored as BLOBs?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Would you by any chance have files (e.g. images) stored in BLOB fields in a non-GIS database that you would like to access in GIS without having to save these files again in a GIS database in a BLOB field to eliminate data duplication?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:24:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/so-how-are-attachments-stored-in-a-geodatabase/m-p/136594#M7862 MichaelVolz 2014-01-07T16:24:36Z Re: So how are attachments stored in a geodatabase exactly? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/so-how-are-attachments-stored-in-a-geodatabase/m-p/136595#M7863 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Was actually just curious. A look into BLOB files explained the </SPAN><SPAN style="font-style:italic;">why</SPAN><SPAN> anyhow. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>It would however be very useful to access them in GIS from outside without duplicating.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Paul</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:12:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/so-how-are-attachments-stored-in-a-geodatabase/m-p/136595#M7863 PaulStephenson 2014-01-08T10:12:37Z