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To Read Image Files From An Oracle APEX Application Hosted On Tomcat With The Image Directory On A Linux Server

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To Read Image Files From An Oracle APEX Application Hosted On Tomcat With The Image Directory On A Linux Server

To read image files from an Oracle APEX application hosted on Tomcat

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To read image files from an Oracle APEX application hosted on Tomcat with the image

directory on a Linux server, you need to ensure that your APEX application can access the file
system where the images are stored. Here are the general steps you would follow:

1. Ensure Access to the File System:


o Make sure that the Tomcat server has the necessary permissions to access the
directory on the Linux server where the images are stored.
o This could involve configuring the server to mount the Linux directory if it's on a
separate machine, using NFS, Samba, or another network file system.
2. Create a RESTful Web Service in Oracle APEX:
o Create a RESTful web service in Oracle APEX to serve the image files. This web
service will allow you to fetch the images using a URL.

Here is a basic example of how to create a RESTful web service in Oracle APEX to serve
images:

1. Create a Web Source Module:


 Navigate to SQL Workshop > RESTful Services.
 Click on the Create button to create a new RESTful web service.
2. Define the RESTful Service:
 Provide a name and a base path for the service.
 Define the endpoint for fetching images, for example:
/images/{image_name}.
3. Create a GET Handler:
 Add a GET handler to handle requests for images.
 Use PL/SQL to read the image file from the file system and return it as the
response.

Here’s a basic example of a PL/SQL block to read and return an image file:

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DECLARE
l_blob BLOB;
l_length NUMBER;
l_mime_type VARCHAR2(50) := 'image/jpeg'; -- Adjust based
on your image type
l_image_path VARCHAR2(500) :=
'/path/to/your/image/directory/' || :image_name;
BEGIN
DBMS_LOB.CREATETEMPORARY(l_blob, TRUE);
DBMS_LOB.LOADFROMFILE(l_blob, BFILENAME('IMAGE_DIR',
l_image_path), DBMS_LOB.LOBMAXSIZE);
l_length := DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(l_blob);

OWA_UTIL.MIME_HEADER(l_mime_type, FALSE);
HTP.P('Content-Length: ' || l_length);
OWA_UTIL.HTTP_HEADER_CLOSE;
WPG_DOCLOAD.DOWNLOAD_FILE(l_blob);
END;
 Note that in this example, IMAGE_DIR is a directory object you need to
create in your Oracle database that points to the file system location of
your images.
3. Create a Directory Object in Oracle:

o Create a directory object in Oracle that points to the directory containing your
images. This allows Oracle to access the file system.

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CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY IMAGE_DIR AS
'/path/to/your/image/directory';
GRANT READ ON DIRECTORY IMAGE_DIR TO <your_apex_schema>;

4. Call the RESTful Service from APEX:

o Use the URL of the RESTful service to display images in your APEX application.
You can use the img HTML tag to reference the URL.

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<img src="https://your-apex-server.com/ords/your_workspace_name/images/
&IMAGE_NAME." alt="Image">

5. Security Considerations:

o Ensure that access to the RESTful web service is properly secured, possibly using
APEX authentication schemes, to prevent unauthorized access.

By following these steps, you should be able to read and display image files from a directory on
a Linux server in your Oracle APEX application hosted on Tomcat.

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