How to download bytea column as file using Java
I want to download files stored in bytea format using java. I don't have superuser privileges. Using the code below I download the hex encoded file and convert it to pdf but the converted pdf is damaged whereas if I copy using \copy function(cannot use in java) via terminal, downloading process works smoothly. String sql = "(SELECT encode(f,'hex') FROM test_pdf where id='2' LIMIT 1)"; System.out.println(sql); CopyManager copyManager = new CopyManager((BaseConnection) conn); FileWriter filew = new FileWriter("/home/sourabh/image.hex"); copyManager.copyOut("COPY "+sql+" TO STDOUT ", filew );`