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Drivers for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Platforms : The Sybase Wire Protocol Driver : Connection Option Descriptions for Sybase Wire Protocol : Bulk Binary Threshold
 

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Bulk Binary Threshold

Attribute

BulkBinaryThreshold (BBT)

Purpose

The maximum size, in KB, of binary data that is exported to the bulk data file.

Valid Values

-1 | 0 | x
where
x
is an integer that specifies the number of KB.

Behavior

If set to -1, all binary data, regardless of size, is written to the bulk data file, not to an external file.
If set to 0, all binary data, regardless of size, is written to an external file, not the bulk data file. A reference to the external file is written to the bulk data file.
If set to x, any binary data exceeding this specified number of KB is written to an external file, not the bulk data file. A reference to the external file is written to the bulk data file.

Notes

*This connection option can affect performance.

Default

32

GUI Tab

Bulk tab

See Also

See Performance Considerations for details.