TBFileField Class

A class representing BFile field in dataset.

For a list of all members of this type, see TBFileField members.

Unit

Ora

Syntax

TBFileField = class(TBlobField);

Remarks

TBFileField object represents BFile field in dataset.

The BFile datatype provides access to file LOBs that are stored in file systems outside an Oracle database. Oracle 8 currently supports access to binary files, or BFILEs. The BFILE datatype allows read-only support of large binary files; you cannot modify a file through Oracle.

TBFileField holds a TOraFile object. To get it use the AsFile property.

As a descendent of TField, TBFileField inherits many properties, methods, and events that are useful for managing the value and properties of a field in the database.

See Also

• TOraFile