[Solved] Support for blob column?

[Binoy]

Hi,

Is it possible to use blob & Guid column in sqlite with the current version of DataStorage? I would like to store images using byte[], here is my model:

[Key]
Public Guid CustomerId {get; set;}
Public byte[] Photo {get; set;}

I know sqlite does not support Guid type so we need to use varchar but question is, can your library convert Guid to string and vice-versa when talking to sqlite?

If these is not supported yet, then is there any plan to support it in near future?

Thanks
Binoy

[Bulent]

Hello Binoy,

I'm glad to inform you that we have already started working on Guid support and we will include it with our next official release around October. The implementation will implicitly convert Guid fields to string and vice versa as you suggested.

Regarding BLOB data -- we will add your suggestion to our product backlog but currently we cannot commit a specific time frame for the availability of this feature as we will need to research and evaluate the required effort.

I hope this was useful. Let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.

Regards, Bulent
Telerik

[Binoy]

Hi Bulent

Thanks for the reply. Is it possible to use DataStorage with VS2013 on Windows 8.1? I can use Windows 8 XAML control with VS2013 on Windows 8.1 but DataStorage is not compatible with VS2013 on windows 8.1. I cannot create windows 8.1 apps with DataStorage library.

Thanks,
Binoy

[Bulent]

Hello Binoy,

Thank you for your interest.
Currently you cannot use  DataStorage with VS2013 projects  on Windows 8.1.
We will support VS2013 projects shortly after Windows 8.1 RTM is officially launched this month.

I hope this helps. Feel free to contact us if you need further assistance.

Regards,
Bulent
Telerik

[Binoy]

Any update on supporting blog columns (byte[] property)?

Thanks,
Binoy

[Rosy Topchiyska]

Hello Binoy,

Thank you for contacting us.

Unfortunately, we have no immediate plans to implement this functionality and still can not provide a time frame for its availability.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Regards,
Rosy Topchiyska
Telerik

 

 

[Paul]

Has blob support been added yet? This seems like a huge deficiency.

I've been struggling with an issue where I have am saving an object to database with a byte[] property. When I select the object I get everything back from database except the byte[] property is null. I'm not getting any errors on insert or select.

I'm hoping that I don't need to discontinue using the data storage extensions, but I will hold off on further investigation/development until I hear back on this.

[Tsvyatko]

Hello Binoy,

We are considering adding the feature in our component by the end of the year. We will do our best to include it in our next official release.

Regards,
Tsvyatko
Telerik