. GT.M, for > instance is quite > capable of uploading and downloading binary data, such as images, just > fine. It can also > easily hand off that task to utilities available in the Linux environment.
Hmm - Does Cache not have this capability? thurman > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardhats- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Self > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 3:13 AM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] more M read questions > > Most MUMPS implementations have no problem with binary data. It's old > utilities that are > oriented to text-only data that might have a problem with it. GT.M, for > instance is quite > capable of uploading and downloading binary data, such as images, just > fine. It can also > easily hand off that task to utilities available in the Linux environment. > We use this > capability many thousands of times a day in VMACS and M2Web. > > > > Ruben wrote: > >On Sun, 2005-08-21 at 15:13 -0400, smcphelan wrote: > >> Here, here. Chris also stated this. ANSI standard M is not really > designed > >> to handle binary data. This is one reason Intersystems added > extensions (if > >> you wish to call it that). But then you are bound to a specific M > vendor's > >> implementation, in this case, Cache. > >> > > > >This is all beyond me because all data is just data. ASCI, Binary, all > >the same thing. > > > >No matter how you look at it, a byte can only have one of 256 > >representations. The rest is all interpretation. > > > >Ruben > > --------------------------------------- > Jim Self > Systems Architect, Lead Developer > VMTH Computer Services, UC Davis > (http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/us/jaself) > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
