How to store a file in the database with Grails

Question

I need to store a file in the database using Grails. So, do you know how I can do that? Which data type should I use in the domain class (byte[] might be a solution)?

Answer 1

I have had the same problem. All I needed to do was to go to the database (Oracle) and change the column type from RAW to Blob. (Actually I had to remove the column and then to create a new one). I was never able to find out how to use a "java.sql.Blob" as suggested above. I found this this (converting from bytes to Blob), but it seemed a bit complicated.