Subject Re: [firebird-support] Re: Converting a JPEG to a blob...
Author Martijn Tonies
Hi,

> > So, in order to run a script on the client, you have to upload your
> > files to the server and then you're able to use that external function.
> >
> > Correct?
>
> I repeat that I'm not sure of this because until now it happened that my
> tests were run on the same machine where the server is installed
> (development machine), so I have always used local paths, anyway:
>
> 1. Uploading the files on the server before running the script is
> an option
> 2. And what about using always UNC paths? In this case there is
> any doubt where the files to load are located and perhaps
> there is no need to upload them anywhere
>
> Do you want the UDF dll to play with it? :-)

No, cause I know how it will work -- I'm just trying to set things
straight for people who might have thought that it would work locally
from a script.

Martijn Tonies
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