you just need to send the correct file-type header with the blob data On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 7:59:02 PM UTC, Grant MacDonald wrote: > > Hi folks. We have a Microsoft Access application that we are migrating to > a web based application with node.js on the backend. There are a few Blob > fields in the backend SQL/Server database that can be either PDF, JPG, MSG, > etc. format. We are trying to figure out the best way to handle the blob > data: > > 1) Do you convert the blob to a file on the server (node.js) side and send > the URL of this file to the client? > 2) Or...send the blob data to the client and let the client handle the > formatting? (the .MSG format is a bit of a challenge as it is supposed to > open Outlook when they click on it) > 3) For storing these files as blobs in the database, I presume we use > something like formidable to read the data and then store it in the > database blob field. > > Any help or examples appreciated. > > Thanks. Grant. >
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