This is what works for me from the command line on Linux with PG 8.0.3:

INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('/tmp/white.jpg'), 'white');

What version of postgresql are you using?

Thu, 19 Jan 2006, sandhya wrote:

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When i am using lo_import to load files into the database i am getting the following error
Please help me what i need to do

Insert into sampletbl values(lo_import('c:\\sample.txt'),'sample.txt');

ERRR: function lo_import ("unknown") does not exist
HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You may need to ad
d explicit type casts.

I am trying on windows
It is not coming.Version is 8.0

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From: "Jeff Frost" <jeff (AT) frostconsultingllc (DOT) com>
To: "sandhya" <sandhyar (AT) amiindia (DOT) co.in>
Cc: "Postgres" <pgsql-admin (AT) postgresql (DOT) org>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Fw: lo_import problem

This is what works for me from the command line on Linux with PG 8.0.3:

INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('/tmp/white.jpg'), 'white');

What version of postgresql are you using?

Thu, 19 Jan 2006, sandhya wrote:
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When i am using lo_import to load files into the database i am getting
the following error
Please help me what i need to do

Insert into sampletbl values(lo_import('c:\\sample.txt'),'sample.txt');

ERRR: function lo_import ("unknown") does not exist
HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You may
need to ad
d explicit type casts.

I am trying on windowsI am getting the following error message.
ERRR: could not open server file

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From: "Jeff Frost" <jeff (AT) frostconsultingllc (DOT) com>
To: "sandhya" <sandhyar (AT) amiindia (DOT) co.in>
Cc: "Postgres" <pgsql-admin (AT) postgresql (DOT) org>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Fw: lo_import problem

This is what works for me from the command line on Linux with PG 8.0.3:

INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('/tmp/white.jpg'), 'white');

What version of postgresql are you using?

Thu, 19 Jan 2006, sandhya wrote:
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When i am using lo_import to load files into the database i am getting
the following error
Please help me what i need to do

Insert into sampletbl values(lo_import('c:\\sample.txt'),'sample.txt');

ERRR: function lo_import ("unknown") does not exist
HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You may
need to ad
d explicit type casts.

This worked fine for me on a freshly installed 8.0.3 on Windows XP:

pics=# INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('C:\\Program Files\\PostgreSQL\\8.0\\Installation Notes.rtf'), 'notes');

"could not open server file" means that either the file does not exist, or the
user you are trying to access the file as does not have the rights to read it.

Again, check your permissions as I mentioned to you earlier.

Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Jeff Frost wrote:

This is what works for me from the command line on Linux with PG 8.0.3:

INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('/tmp/white.jpg'), 'white');

What version of postgresql are you using?

Thu, 19 Jan 2006, sandhya wrote:
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>When i am using lo_import to load files into the database i am getting the
>following error
>Please help me what i need to do
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>Insert into sampletbl values(lo_import('c:\\sample.txt'),'sample.txt');
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>ERRR: function lo_import ("unknown") does not exist
>HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You may need
>to ad
>d explicit type casts.
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okjeff thank you very much.
I checked in pg_hba.conf and reloaded again and did now working fine.

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From: "Jeff Frost" <jeff (AT) frostconsultingllc (DOT) com>
To: "sandhya" <sandhyar (AT) amiindia (DOT) co.in>
Cc: "Postgres" <pgsql-admin (AT) postgresql (DOT) org>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Fw: lo_import problem

This worked fine for me on a freshly installed 8.0.3 on Windows XP:

pics=# INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('C:\\Program
Files\\PostgreSQL\\8.0\\Installation Notes.rtf'), 'notes');

"could not open server file" means that either the file does not exist, or
the
user you are trying to access the file as does not have the rights to read
it.

Again, check your permissions as I mentioned to you earlier.

Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Jeff Frost wrote:

This is what works for me from the command line on Linux with PG 8.0.3:

INSERT into images VALUES ( lo_import('/tmp/white.jpg'), 'white');

What version of postgresql are you using?

Thu, 19 Jan 2006, sandhya wrote:
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>When i am using lo_import to load files into the database i am getting
the
>following error
>Please help me what i need to do
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>Insert into sampletbl values(lo_import('c:\\sample.txt'),'sample.txt');
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>ERRR: function lo_import ("unknown") does not exist
>HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You may
need
>to ad
>d explicit type casts.
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