Subject RE: [IBO] Is it possible to get progress of a large BLOB reading from database?
Author Jason Wharton
That is the correct event to use. Please examine the sources and the help
file and you should find all the information you need.

Jason

> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of Antti Kurenniemi
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 10:46 AM
> To: ibobjects@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [IBO] Is it possible to get progress of a large BLOB reading
> from database?
>
>
> Howzat all.
>
> Is it possible to get the progress of a large BLOB download
> from a database?
> I have a case where the users would like to store files in
> the database, and
> although they're "pretty sure the files will be very small",
> I'm cynical
> enough to be sure that it'll take no more than few days
> before someone
> stores a 600 MB video of his/her little baby taking the first
> steps, and
> opening that will be frustrating without a progress indicator.
>
> I have no problem storing the file size in the table along
> the files, but I
> don't know if and how I can get the BLOB via IBO in pieces so
> I can work out
> the size. Also, if this would be possible to use for uploads
> as well, that
> would be pretty kewl, too.
>
> I am thinking that the OnBlobCallback event of the TIB_Query
> might be what
> I'm looking at, but I can't really find any help on it
> anywhere. So, any and
> all information appreciated.
>
>
> TIA,
> Antti Kurenniemi