How to Export Image Field Data from a SQL Database to Individual Files?

Export Image Field to File

When dealing with databases containing Image fields that store file data, it can be necessary to extract the image data for use outside the database. This article provides a detailed SQL script to export the image data to individual files.

To begin, execute the provided script. This script utilizes a cursor to iterate through the Image field data for each record in the table. For each record, the following steps are performed:

1. The image data is retrieved from the database as a binary stream.
2. File paths and filenames are constructed based on the information available in the database.
3. An ActiveX object is created and used to open a stream to write the image data.
4. The image data is written to the file.
5. The stream is closed, and the ActiveX object is destroyed.

As an important note, this process requires enabling file Input/Output (IO) operations in SQL Server using the provided statements to allow the script to execute successfully. Once the script has finished, the image data for all records in the table will be exported to individual files in the specified folder.

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