CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javapostgresqljdbc
Madhava
Madhava

Reputation: 87

How to Insert binary data with in insert query into Postgresql using jdbc

I have table structure like below

CREATE  TABLE PUBLIC.STAFF(
    STAFF_ID INT NOT NULL,
    FIRST_NAME VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
    LAST_NAME VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL,
    ADDRESS_ID SMALLINT NOT NULL,
    PICTURE BYTEA,
    EMAIL VARCHAR(50),
    STORE_ID INT NOT NULL,
    ACTIVE BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
    USERNAME VARCHAR(16) NOT NULL,
    PASSWORD VARCHAR(40),
    LAST_UPDATE TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
);

and I have couple of insert queries in script file or stored in arraylist like 

INSERT INTO STAFF(STAFF_ID, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, ADDRESS_ID, PICTURE, EMAIL, STORE_ID, ACTIVE, USERNAME, PASSWORD, LAST_UPDATE)
VALUES (
    1,
    'Mike',
    'Hillyer',
    3,
    X'89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d4948445200000079000000750802000000e55ad965000000097048597300000ec300000ec301c76fa8640000200049444154789c4cbb7794246779ffbbf78f7b7ebe466177677772ce3d9d667aa67ba62776ce39545557ce3974ee9eb049ab95563922104142580830d10203061bb049064cb031d916c160100284505aedee4cdd3f16b8b7ce73de53f5d61f75cee7bcf53ccff7fb561dbb7ce9ad972fbdf5aecb6fbd74e7a3b75f7ef4ce7bde72e9ae375fbaffcd676ebff7e29d658c864812c0e90acec0040d123aad8a284f950906205810672b140d900226b218c713028f0a5c8',
    '[email protected]',
    1,
    TRUE,
    'Mike',
    '8cb2237d0679ca88db6464eac60da96345513964',
    TIMESTAMP '2006-02-15 04:57:16.0'
);

When I am trying to insert the data into postgres using JDBC program I am getting the following error: 

ERROR:  column "picture" is of type bytea but expression is of type bit
LINE 2: (1, 'Mike', 'Hillyer', 3, X'89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d49484452..                                 
HINT:  You will need to rewrite or cast the expression.
********** Error **********

ERROR: column "picture" is of type bytea but expression is of type bit

How to solve this issue using Java?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 8597

Answers (2)

Seva
Seva

Reputation: 2488

Yes, when accessing form java it is recommended to use prepared statement. An example can be found here.

But sometimes you need to do it in SQL. In this case should use slightly different notation. Just use \x at the beginning of a string like follows (no need for any special prefixes, but note that x is lowercase):

'\x89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d4948445200000079000000750802000000e55ad965000000097048597300000ec300000ec301c76fa8640000200049444154789c4cbb7794246779ffbbf78f7b7ebe466177677772ce3d9d667aa67ba62776ce39545557ce3974ee9eb049ab95563922104142580830d10203061bb049064cb031d916c160100284505aedee4cdd3f16b8b7ce73de53f5d61f75cee7bcf53ccff7fb561dbb7ce9ad972fbdf5aecb6fbd74e7a3b75f7ef4ce7bde72e9ae375fbaffcd676ebff7e29d658c864812c0e90acec0040d123aad8a284f950906205810672b140d900226b218c713028f0a5c8'

Note that older versions of PostgreSQL only supported Escape Format which uses octal form to encode arbitrary bytes, not hex. Also note that Escape Format needs ::bytea ending.

Details can be found here (substitute version in the url to whichever you are using).

P.S. Obviously way too late for the original question, but this is where an online search lands. So, documenting it here.

Upvotes: 3

Nick Burns
Nick Burns

Reputation: 192

Try this:

E'\\x89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d4948445200000079000000750802000000e55ad965000000097048597300000ec300000ec301c76fa8640000200049444154789c4cbb7794246779ffbbf78f7b7ebe466177677772ce3d9d667aa67ba62776ce39545557ce3974ee9eb049ab95563922104142580830d10203061bb049064cb031d916c160100284505aedee4cdd3f16b8b7ce73de53f5d61f75cee7bcf53ccff7fb561dbb7ce9ad972fbdf5aecb6fbd74e7a3b75f7ef4ce7bde72e9ae375fbaffcd676ebff7e29d658c864812c0e90acec0040d123aad8a284f950906205810672b140d900226b218c713028f0a5c8'

Upvotes: 1

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