1. Enable the extended stored procedures:
sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1; GO RECONFIGURE; GO sp_configure 'Ole Automation Procedures', 1; GO RECONFIGURE; GO
2. Use sp_OA stored procedures
DECLARE @objStream INT DECLARE @imageBinary VARBINARY(MAX) DECLARE @filePath VARCHAR(8000) SELECT @imageBinary = img FROM Images WHERE ID = 1 SET @filePath = 'c:\img_1.jpg' EXEC sp_OACreate 'ADODB.Stream', @objStream OUTPUT EXEC sp_OASetProperty @objStream, 'Type', 1 EXEC sp_OAMethod @objStream, 'Open' EXEC sp_OAMethod @objStream, 'Write', NULL, @imageBinary EXEC sp_OAMethod @objStream, 'SaveToFile', NULL,@filePath, 2 EXEC sp_OAMethod @objStream, 'Close' EXEC sp_OADestroy @objStream
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