Re: Display image from database

From: David Harper (devnull_at_obliquity.u-net.com)
Date: 03/13/04 

Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 07:25:16 +0000

Tim wrote:
[SNIP]
> I am looking for someone to provide an example of code that they have used
> before. I assume that this type of function is used very frequently in all
> kinds of web applications. I am not that experienced with Java, especially
> the database access functons. I have been coding in Delphi professionally
> for 7 years. I am familiar with accessing information from a database server
> and writing SQL statements.

That's a good starting point. When I saw your original post, I imagined
some 18-year-old fresh out of college ;-)

> I have in the past week figured out how to install Redhat Linux, install the
> lastest JDK, install the lastest release of Tomcat, and write and configure
> JSP pages to access and display text based information from a MSSQL server
> connected to the same network as the Linux box.

This is good so far. It would be better still if you switched from MSSQL
to MySQL, because then you could run the whole setup on your Linux box.

> If you are trying to say that I am looking for a short-cut instead of
> writing my own code you are absolutely correct. :)

Spoken like a true programmer :-)

I'd suggest that you get hold of a couple of the books in the O'Reilly
Java programming series. There's a book on database programming which is
quite good, and there's also a book on servlet programming which is
excellent. The great thing about the O'Reilly books is that you can
download all of the example source code to play with.

Their Java cookbook is also a good one -- hundreds of code snippets and
good ideas.

David Harper
Cambridge, England

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