[python-sybase] Large text input

[Jeff Younker]

Oh boy.  This one is *not* an easy one to solve.   The sybase protocol
doesn't handle blocks larger than 16k. (I hope I'm actually wrong about
this.)  In order to send larger blocks you have to use the lower level
libraries.  You have to look up the row that you want to insert the data
into, get a handle to the field you want, and then repeatedly send
sub-16k chunks of data.

It's not pretty.   I'd be glad to contribute the code to do it, but
unfortunately it is my employer's property.  (*ugh*)  I'd ask my boss
to release it, but he's on vacation at the moment.

All I can say is, sob now.   Sob very hard.

-jeff


On Apr 11, 2005, at 4:16 PM, this_dan@yahoo.com wrote:

> Any help on trying to update a column in a table that
> is large ie 18k +. I tried to use the cursor and did
> an execute "update table set column=@data" but it
> raises an error saying something about the data is to
> large for a data field even though the field in the
> database is text and large enough to hold it.
>
> I am a newbie using this library and using sybase in
> general so hopefully this is easy one to answer.
> Thanks