Is there a resource efficient way to load a file into a database?

Question

I am trying to understand how to correctly load a large file into a database. I understand how to get the file from the database and stream it back without using too many resources by using a DataReader to read into a buffer and then writing the buffer to the OutputStream.

When it comes to storing the file all of the examples I could find read then entire file into a byte array and then supply it to a data parameter.

Is there a way to store the file into a database without having to read then entire file into memory first?

I am using ASP.NET and Sql Server

Answer 1

If you can use .Net 4.5, there is new support for streaming. Also, see Using ADO's new Async methods which gives some complimentary examples.