Problems inserting a Word doc in an Oracle database

Question

Hi folks...
I have a method that successfully inserts a .gif file into an Oracle 8i database table that has a column that accepts files of the type BLOB. Below is part of it to give you an idea:
db.conn.setAutoCommit(false);
File file = new File(imageFile.getPath());
FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
File mydoc = new File(imageFile.getPath());
FileInputStream fid = new FileInputStream(mydoc);
PreparedStatement pstmt = db.conn.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO blob_table VALUES (?, ?)");
pstmt.setString(1, mydoc.getName());
pstmt.setBinaryStream(2, fid,(int)mydoc.length());
pstmt.executeUpdate();
pstmt.close();
fid.close();
blob_table has two columns only: first is a VARCHAR2 for the name of the file, second is a BLOB for blob files.
When I tried using the same method to insert a word doc it doesn't work.
Can anyone tell me why? And if you have sample code that does what I want to achieve can you share it?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Thanks for your reply.
When I insert .gif files JDeveloper ends with a message saying "Process exited with exit code 0". I then go and check in the database and I find the image added to the table.
With a word doc, JDeveloper does not give that message. No message at all regarding what the status of the process is. And the document is not added to the database. No error messages too. Could this be an issue with Oracle?