How to add an image to a database table using SQLite Browser or some other way [closed]

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I need to insert a BLOB image into the icon column, but I don’t understand how to convert a png file.

If you can somehow do it through SQLite Browser, please explain. If not, tell me how to put the image there

I wanna know how to properly insert an image there.

  • You could use Pillow (PIL) to convert the image to a PNG file in memory, then write that as the blob. Or if you have a PNG already, just read it in binary mode.

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To insert a BLOB (Binary Large Object) image into an SQLite database, you’ll first need to convert the image file (such as a PNG file) into its binary representation. You can then insert this binary data into the database. Here’s a general outline of the process:

  1. Convert the image file to binary data: You can use programming languages like Python to read the image file and convert it into its binary representation. Here’s a basic example of how you can do this using Python:

    with open(“image.png”, “rb”) as file:
    binary_data = file.read()

Replace “image.png” with the path to your PNG image file.

  1. Insert the binary data into the database: You can use SQL commands to insert the binary data into the appropriate column in your SQLite database table. Here’s an example SQL command to insert the binary data into the icon column:

    INSERT INTO your_table_name (icon) VALUES (?);

In this SQL command, your_table_name should be replaced with the name of your table, and icon should be replaced with the name of the column where you want to store the binary image data.

When using SQL commands directly in an SQLite browser tool like DB Browser for SQLite, you typically can’t insert BLOB data directly through the GUI. Instead, you would execute SQL commands like the one shown above through the “Execute SQL” tab or window.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to insert BLOB data using SQLite Browser:

  1. Open your SQLite database file in SQLite Browser.

  2. Go to the “Execute SQL” tab or window.

  3. Write your SQL insert command to insert the binary data into the appropriate column.

  4. If you’re inserting data from a file, you can use SQLite’s readfile() function. Here’s an example:

    INSERT INTO your_table_name (icon) VALUES (readfile(‘path/to/your/image.png’));

Replace ‘path/to/your/image.png’ with the actual path to your PNG image file.

  1. Execute the SQL command by clicking the “Run” or “Execute” button.

This will insert the binary data from your image file into the icon column of your SQLite database table.

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