Using Dapper with BLOBs and SQL Server CE

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Using Dapper with BLOBs and SQL Server CE

blob dapper sql-server-ce

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When using BLOBs with more than 8000 bytes of data, you need to specifically set Parameter.SqlDbType = SqlDbType.Image to make it work (as explained here).

Dapper, when it sees a byte[] field, defaults to a SqlDbType.Binary, which means for larger blobs, the inserts and updates will fail with a data truncation error.

Is there an elegant solution to this problem? Only option I can see is to code the entire transaction with ADO.NET methods.

Sameera

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user2421145 · Accepted Answer · 4/10/2018 5:44:07 AM

I had the same problem. Resolved as follows:

private static IDbCommand SetupCommand(IDbConnection cnn, IDbTransaction transaction, 
                                       string sql, Action<IDbCommand, object> paramReader, 
                                       object obj, int? commandTimeout, 
                                       CommandType? commandType)
{
    var cmd = cnn.CreateCommand();
    var bindByName = GetBindByName(cmd.GetType());
    if (bindByName != null) bindByName(cmd, true);
    if (transaction != null)
        cmd.Transaction = transaction;
    cmd.CommandText = sql;
    if (commandTimeout.HasValue)
        cmd.CommandTimeout = commandTimeout.Value;
    if (commandType.HasValue)
        cmd.CommandType = commandType.Value;
    if (paramReader != null)
    {
        paramReader(cmd, obj);
    }
    //CODTEC SISTEMAS
    foreach (System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeParameter item in cmd.Parameters)
    {
        if (item.SqlDbType == System.Data.SqlDbType.VarBinary)
            item.SqlDbType = System.Data.SqlDbType.Image;
    }
    //CODTEC SISTEMAS
    return cmd;
}

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