Posted by Michael Fesser on 07/20/07 02:46

..oO(Jack)

>I was wondering if it is possible to search blob fields in MySQL.

Yes, if they contain plain text.

>I
>have a MySQL DB and i am using PHP. I am storing Microsoft word files
>in it.

Why in the DB and not as plain files?

>I am wondering if it is possible to somehow search through the
>content of these words files.

Not with MySQL, since a .doc is usually a binary.

Micha

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