> > But ... that path is SERVER SIDE, isn't it?
>
> what do you mean? I have never tested it with a remote path, but I suppose
> that it should work seamlessly since the opening and reading of the file

is

> all done in the UDf function.
>
> INSERT INTO FOO(IMAGE)
> VALUES(F_FILETOBLOB('\\MY_SERVER\C\My_Path\My big image.jpg');

I mean, that the path you're using, is a path as seen on the server, given
that the UDF runs at the server, right?

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