BFILE Function [Data extraction]

Extracts individual LONG BINARY and LONG VARCHAR cells to individual operating system files on the server.

Remarks

The IQ data extraction facility includes the BFILE function, which allows you to extract individual LONG BINARY and LONG VARCHAR cells to individual operating system files on the server. You can use BFILE with or without the data extraction facility.

If you are licensed to use the Unstructured Data Analytics functionality, you can use this function with large object data.