Java tutorial
import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DriverManager; import java.sql.PreparedStatement; import java.sql.Statement; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Connection conn = getConnection(); Statement st = conn.createStatement(); st.executeUpdate("create table survey (Id int, b BLOB);"); PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO survey VALUES(1,?)"); File file = new File("blob.txt"); FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file); pstmt.setBinaryStream(1, fis, (int) file.length()); pstmt.execute(); fis.close(); st.close(); conn.close(); } private static Connection getConnection() throws Exception { Class.forName("org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"); String url = "jdbc:hsqldb:mem:data/tutorial"; return DriverManager.getConnection(url, "sa", ""); } }