Extract images from Oracle BLOB.
Create an Oracle Directory Object: This object maps a logical name within the database to a physical directory on the database server’s file system.
CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY MY_IMAGES AS '/path/to/your/export/directory';
GRANT READ, WRITE ON DIRECTORY MY_IMAGES TO YOUR_USER;
Ensure the specified directory exists on the database server and the Oracle database user has write permissions to it.
Write a PL/SQL procedure: Read the BLOB data from your table and write it to files.
DECLARE
l_file UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
l_buffer RAW(32767);
l_amount BINARY_INTEGER := 32767;
l_pos NUMBER := 1;
l_blob BLOB;
l_blob_len NUMBER;
BEGIN
FOR rec IN (SELECT image_id, image_data, image_name FROM your_image_table) LOOP
l_blob := rec.image_data;
l_blob_len := DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(l_blob);
l_file := UTL_FILE.FOPEN('MY_IMAGES', rec.image_name || '.jpg', 'wb', 32767); -- Adjust extension as needed
WHILE l_pos < l_blob_len LOOP
DBMS_LOB.READ(l_blob, l_amount, l_pos, l_buffer);
UTL_FILE.PUT_RAW(l_file, l_buffer, TRUE);
l_pos := l_pos + l_amount;
END LOOP;
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(l_file);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Exported ' || rec.image_name || '.jpg');
l_pos := 1; -- Reset position for next BLOB
END LOOP;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
IF UTL_FILE.IS_OPEN(l_file) THEN
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(l_file);
END IF;
RAISE;
END;
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And you and use DBBlobEditor to Export images from Oracle to files.
See also: Oracle BLOB.