Subject Re: [ib-support] Maximum size of a Firebird BLOB field
Author Daniel Rail
JP> The Interbase 6.0 factsheet says that:

JP> Maximum row size (excluding BLOB): 64Kb

JP> Does this mean it is possible to store an
JP> object in a BLOB column that exceeds 64KB?

Yes.

JP> What is the maximum size of such an object?

I don't think that there is a limit, except the limitation of the
database file which can be 2GB and up. I have blobs that are over 2MB
in size(high-resolution image scans).


Daniel Rail
Senior System Engineer
ACCRA Group Inc. (www.accra.ca)
ACCRA Med Software Inc. (www.accramed.ca)