How to retrieve and display PDF from SQL Server 2008

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Hi everybody

I stored PDF files in my SQL Server 2008 database as Binary data type. I need help retrieving and displaying them on my VB application.

I have no clue on how to do this.

Posted 11-Apr-13 11:14am

tarhex

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2013-04-11T11:29:00

Solution 1

Have a look here:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/winformsdatacontrols/thread/008d0a0d-e75e-4d11-a89b-cbae4e086c23/[^]
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?656899-How-to-add-and-retrieve-PDF-files-to-MS-SQL-server-database[^]
http://forums.asp.net/p/1166376/1941195.aspx[^]

There is no difference between pdf and images. You need to read byte by byte ;)

Posted 11-Apr-13 11:29am

Maciej Los

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tarhex 12-Apr-13 9:40am

Thanks for your help. I didn't get what I wanted. I want to display the PDF file on Adobe Reader as it is being read from the database.

tarhex 18-Apr-13 15:32pm

I have solved it myself

Member 13054361 20-Mar-17 3:04am

Dear, can you send me the code. i want save and retrieve PDF file from sql server 2008 using vb .net. [email has been deleted due to spam robots] is my email id... thanks

Member 8025127 21-Nov-17 13:47pm

Can you post the solution?