Hi all, I am using following query to create new type 'lo' create type lo (internallength=4,externallength=10,input=int4in,output=int4out, default='',passedbyvalue); i am trying to insert the image by following query: insert into table (user_id,image) values ('som',lo_import('/u/grms/Import/XYZ.jpg')); Here lo_import is used for oid but above type is 'lo' . It is saying to cast the expression . Tried by following query also. insert into table (user_id,image) values ('som','XYZ.jpg'); But it is throwing pg_attoi error : can't parse ' XYZ.jpg' Could anybody reply earliest with proper queries to insert, update and delete an image from database.(Postgresql 7.0.0) (with the help of lo type only) thanks in advance, som