Definition and Characteristics

Definition

An External LOB type is data to process Large Object, such as text or images. When LOB-type data is created and inserted, it will be stored in a file to an external storage, and the location information of the relevant file (LOB Locator) will be stored in the CUBRID database. If the LOB Locator is deleted from the database, the relevant file that was stored in the external storage will be deleted as well. CUBRID supports the following two types of LOB:

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File Names

When storing LOB data in external storage, the following naming convention will be applied:

{table_name}_{unique_name}

Default Storage