[ZODB-Dev] Blobs, Copies, and Exports (Zope 3)

[Chris Withers]

Christian Theune wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 15:06 +0100, Chris Withers wrote:
>> Christian Theune wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 09:51 -0400, Jim Fulton wrote:
>>>> 2. I doubt that blobs have been factored into ZODB exports. This is,  
>>>> obviously, an oversight.
>>> They were factored in and we have tests. However, the initial pickle
>>> will empty them: copying blobs this way including their content isn't
>>> currently supported.
>> That doesn't sound like "factored in" to me, that sounds like bodged and 
>> ignored ;-)
> 
> No. I was pointing out that Jeff first does a pickle and then the
> export. *His* pickle breaks it. The export works: it exports the (then
> empty) blob. 

What should he have done to get the blob to export as expected?

Chris (who's always been shy of using blobs for exactly these reasons..)

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