I believe the compression is based on gzip. The supported way to decompress attachments is using the API - ie via an AR server - but there's a KB that has some sample code to do this using the compression routines from one of the client libraries. See https://kb.bmc.com/infocenter/index?page=content&id=KA289276
Mark -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Allan See Sent: 05 March 2015 07:19 To: [email protected] Subject: BMC Remedy Attachments Hi, I need help in understanding what Remedy uses as compression for File Attachments when inserting it to our B tables. Also does anyone know how we can migrate attachments to another table over a DB link. I have recently tried to do this but files that are migrated gets corrupted. thank you, TIA _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" BMC Software Limited Registered Office: Building E2, Eskdale Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG41 5TS Registered in England No. 1927903 The content of this email is confidential. If you are not the addressee, you may not distribute, copy or disclose any part of it. If you receive this message in error, please delete this from your system and notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"

