what is the maximum SqlDbType.VarBinary size?

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in c# SqlDbType.VarBinary maximum size=8000 for parameter;

how do i insert a 450mb file?

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byte[] Myfile=.....;

Myquery= "insert into Table1(VarBinMaxfile,name) values(@file,"name1");

cmd.Parameters.add(@file,SqlDbType.VarBinary,8000).value=Myfile;

Posted 8-Apr-13 10:27am

scorpzonex

Updated 8-Apr-13 11:10am

Maciej Los

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fjdiewornncalwe 8-Apr-13 16:47pm

If you feel the need to insert something that large into the database, you may wish to revisit your architecture. Perhaps a better solution in this type of situation is to store a path to a document repository folder where you can just store the file on disk instead.

scorpzonex 9-Apr-13 4:38am

in my case storing files in disk is not an option.thank you.

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-08T10:43:00

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Try reading the documentation on the TSQL varbinary type[^] next time.

The field can be defined with a number, from 1 to 8000, or with max, which can be up to 2^31-1 bytes, or 2,147,483,647 bytes.

What you use in your code depends entirely on how the column is defined in your database.

Posted 8-Apr-13 10:43am

Dave Kreskowiak

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fjdiewornncalwe 8-Apr-13 16:46pm

5.

Maciej Los 8-Apr-13 17:12pm

Agree, +5!

scorpzonex 9-Apr-13 4:03am

database field is [varbinary(MAX)]
but the parameter is SqlDbType.VarBinary;
can this SqlDbType.VarBinary be more than 8000?
and how do i define it?

Dave Kreskowiak 9-Apr-13 8:06am

Instead of 8000, you specify -1 for a VarBinary(MAX).